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BMMS China
BMMS China Ch. 8 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Yangtze River | also called the Chang Jiang, flows 3,400 miles through the central China |
| Huang He River | also called the Yellow River; it gets its name from the yellow silt it carries |
| Xia Dynasty | China's first rulers |
| Shang Dynasty | the Shang built China's first cities, and developed Chinese writing |
| oracle bones | a bone or shell used in Shang Dynasty rituals to speak with the gods |
| pictographs | a picture or drawing that represents a word or an idea |
| warlords | military leaders who command their own armies |
| Zhou Dynasty | they conquered the Shang and ruled China 800 years, longer than any other Chinese dynasty |
| dynastic cycle | the pattern of the rise and fall of Chinese dynasties |
| Mandate of Heaven | Chinese belief that a ruler had the god's approval to rule |
| Time of Two Warring States | a period of 200 years of fighting between warlords from different states |
| philosophy | the study of basic truths and ideas about the universe |
| Legalism | a philosphy stressing the strict use of laws to control peoples behavior |
| Hanfeizi | created legalism, he believed humans were naturally evil |
| Confucianism | a philosophy developed by Confucius that stressed propoer relationships |
| Confucius | a Chinese philospher, he created Confuciunism; China's first great techer |
| Daoism | a Chinese philosophy that promotes a peaceful society; based on the teachings of Laozi |
| Dao | a universal force the Daoists believe in |
| yin | stands for all thats cold and dark, according to Daoists |
| yang | stands for all things warm, bright, and light according to Daoists |
| Qin | a state in China ruled by Shi Huangdi |
| Great Wall | a wall built in northern China to keep out invaders |
| Han Dynasty | a dynasty founded in 202B.C. by Liu Bang |
| bureaucracy | a network of appointed officials that assist in providing government |
| Liu Bang | he defeated the Qin and created the Han Dynasty |
| Wudi | "Martial Emperor" he used war to expand the Han empire by conquering northern Vietnam and Korea |
| Silk Road | overland trade routes that connected Asia to Europe; silk was the most valueble product |
| trans-Eurasian | trade routes that connect Europe and Asia |
| cultural diffusion | the spread of ideas and customs between Asia and the west |
| Terra Cotta Army | a lifelike army buried in Emperor Shi Huangdi's tomb |
| Laozi | he developed Daoism; name means "Old Master" |
| silk | a cloth created from the fibers of silkworm's cocoon |
| filial piety | one of Confucius' most important teachings; treating parents with respect |
| Analects | a book containing the sayings of Confucius |
| Five Relationships | Confucius taught that there are five basic relationships each with proper duties and conduct |
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