Ancient China Flashcards
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Confucianism
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a Chinese philosophy that emphasizes proper behavior
2
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Daoism
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a Chinese philosophy that emphasizes living in harmony with nature
3
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Immortal
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Able to live forever
4
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Legalism
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a Chinese philosophy that emphasizes strict obedience to laws
5
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Oracle bones
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a piece of bone or shell heated and cracked by holy men to seek advice from a king’s ancestors
6
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Qin Shi Huangdi
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the first emperor to rule a united China, from 221 to 210 B.C.E.
7
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Shang dynasty
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one of the first Chinese dynasties, ruled from 1700 to 1122 b.c.e.
8
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Yin and yang
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the Daoist concept of opposing forces of nature
