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ancient china

vocabulary on china

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oracle bones a ancient script
ethics moral values
Confucianism the ideas of Confucius
daoism stressed living in harmony with the dao guiding the force of reality
legalism the belief that people were bad by nature and need to be controlled
shi huangdi the first ruler of china
standardize to set rules to make things similar
terracotta warriors collection of terracotta depicting the armies of ruler shi huang
diffusion of Buddhism Buddhism spread to china and translated into Chinese text
silk road 4,000 mile long trade network that stretched from china to the Mediterranean sea
acupuncture inserting fine needles into the skin for medical purpose
seismograph an instrument that gave limited details about the weather
mandate of heaven the idea that there can be only one legit ruler of China at a time, and that this ruler had the blessings of the gods
emperor important title given to a leader of ancient china
great wall a wall that protected the empire from raids
silk road 4,000 mile long trade network that stretched from china to the Mediterranean sea
acupuncture inserting fine needles into the skin for medical purpose
seismograph an instrument that gave limited details about the weather
mandate of heaven the idea that there can be only one legit ruler of China at a time, and that this ruler had the blessings of the gods
emperor important title given to a leader of ancient china
great wall a wall that protected the empire from raids
silk road 4,000 mile long trade network that stretched from china to the Mediterranean sea
acupuncture inserting fine needles into the skin for medical purpose
seismograph an instrument that gave limited details about the weather
mandate of heaven the idea that there can be only one legit ruler of China at a time, and that this ruler had the blessings of the gods
emperor important title given to a leader of ancient china
great wall a wall that protected the empire from raids
silk road 4,000 mile long trade network that stretched from china to the Mediterranean sea
acupuncture inserting fine needles into the skin for medical purpose
seismograph an instrument that gave limited details about the weather
mandate of heaven the idea that there can be only one legit ruler of China at a time, and that this ruler had the blessings of the gods
emperor important title given to a leader of ancient china
great wall a wall that protected the empire from raids
silk road 4,000 mile long trade network that stretched from china to the Mediterranean sea
acupuncture inserting fine needles into the skin for medical purpose
seismograph an instrument that gave limited details about the weather
mandate of heaven the idea that there can be only one legit ruler of China at a time, and that this ruler had the blessings of the gods
emperor important title given to a leader of ancient china
great wall a wall that protected the empire from raids and invaders by various nomadic groups
calligraphy style of writing used by the ancient Chinese used around 2,500 character
warlords military rulers of small states who claim loyalty to the king
warring states period an era of chaos where destructive chaos took place between 475 B.C to 221 B.C
ancestor worship practices of honoring spirits of the dead
filial piety devotion of children to their parents. Children were expected to respect and obey their elders
censorship controlling free thinking. Deciding to ban ideas that leaders find dangerous or offensive
nomadic people who move around periodically
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