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Chinese dynastys
first 4 Chinese dynastys
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Oracle Bones | One of the animal bones or turtle shells used by ancient Chinese priests to communicate with the gods |
| Buddhism | Created by Budda, Sidharrta and was followed by Shang dynasty |
| Confucianism | Created by Confucius and followed by Zhou dynasty |
| Legalism | A Chinese political philosophy based on the idea that a highly efficient and powerful government is the key to social order |
| Civil Service System | The administrative departments of a government especially those in which employees are hired on the basis of their scores on examination |
| Yellow River | The northern river of the two that the Shang dynasty settle between |
| Irrigation | The way to move water for farming |
| Flood Control | A way to control the floods by using levies and dams to reroute the water |
| Silk Road | A system of ancient caravan routes across Central Asia, along which traders carried silk and other trade goods |
| Great Wall | From the Yellow Sea to the Gobi's desert spread across northern china is miles and miles of stone wall protecting China. If you died on the job you were buried into the wall. |
| System of Roads | A system of roads connecting across ancient China |
| Acupuncture | An ancient Chinese method of natural healing with needles by sticking them into the body |
| Jade | A type of gem that the Chinese had made |
| Mandate of Heavan | In Chinese history, the divine approval thought to be the basis of royal authority |
| Dynastic cycle | The historical pattern of the rise, decline, and replacement of dynasties. |
| Feudalism | A political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to the king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service and protection of the people who live on the land |
| "Golden Age" of China | the best part of china when they were at their height in the dynasties. |