ancient china study guide Flashcards
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The study of the basic ideas and beliefs of society
Philosophy
A military leader who controls an area of land
Warlord
The belief that the right to rule comes from the Gods
mandate of heaven
The idea that children should honor and care for their parents
Filial piety
A symbol or picture in a writing system that combines two or more pictographs to express an idea
ideographs
a symbol or picture in a writing system that represents an object
pictographs
Upper class citizens that hold wealthy and power
aristocrats
which dynasty began the process of building the Great wall of China
quin dynasty
How did Hahn wudi of the han dynasty reform the government
changing the process behind appointing government officers
duty to ones family practice good actions government offices open to all people were ideas practices by what philosophy
Confucianism
which major trade route spread goods from China to parts of the middle east Africa and Europe
the silk road
did the Great wall of China keep the mongols from invading?
no
what job was held by the majority of people in China
farmers
in Buddhism what needs to be followed to help a person reach nirvana
the eight fold path
did china share the process for making silk with other civilizations
no
who created daoism
laozi
What is a state of perfect peace, according to Buddhism?
nirvana
what philosophy combined the ideas of daoism and Buddhism and taught that people should be concerned with life after death
Confucianism
Who created the philosophy of legalism
hanfeizi
Who was a fierce Mongol leader who invaded China
Genghis khan
What was invented in the Zhou dynasty that helped soldiers stay securely on their horses when riding into battle
stirrups
