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Ancient China Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Silk Road | A network of trade routes that stretched across Asia from China to the Mediterranean Sea. |
| Standardization | Making all things alike/the same. |
| Heritage | Things that are passed down from generation to generation. |
| Import | Goods brought in from other regions |
| Profit | Money earned. |
| Daoism | A philosophy that developed in China and stressed the belief that one should live in harmony with the Dao, the guiding force of all reality. |
| Public Works | Built for the public to use. |
| Confucianism | A philosophy based on the ideas of Confucius that focuses on mortality, family order, social harmony, and government. |
| Civil War | A conflict between armies of different countries, fighting over control of the government, independence for a region, or to change a major policy. |
| Legalism | To rule by fear, rather than respect. |
| Philosopher | Someone that studies the meaning of life. |
| Export | Items sent to other regions for trade. |
| Militia | A military force that acts as a regular army in an emergency. |
| Legends | A popular, often semi-historical tale about heroes, deities. |
| Oracle | A prediction by a wise person, or a person who makes a prediction. |
| Ancestors | A relative who lived in the past. |
| Mandate of Heaven | Ordered to rule by a god. |
| Pictograph | A picture symbol. |
| Ambassador | Someone that is to represent a country. |
| Bureaucracy | A body of unelected government officials. |