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Ancient China Vocab Flashcards

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Climate

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The weather

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loess

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light fertile soil that is good for crops

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North China Plain

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a region in the Huang He river valley also where the firsts Chinese civilization began

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Oasis

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places in usually a desert where water can be found

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region

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A part or section of a country

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Tributary

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A stream or river that flows into a bigger stream, river, or lake

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Ancestor Worship

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honoring of ancestors by rituals, such as offering food and wine to the spirits of the dead

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Anyang

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A location where ruins were found from the Shang Dynasty the first civilization

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Bronze

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A strong metal that is made of copper

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Clan

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A large group of family and friends

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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

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Shang Dynasty

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one of the first Chinese dynasties, ruled from 1750 to 1040 B.C.E.

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Civil Servant

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a person who works for a government

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Confucianism

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a Chinese philosophy that emphasizes proper behavior

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Daoism

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a Chinese philosophy that emphasizes living in harmony with nature

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Zhou Dyansty

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a line of rulers in China that ruled after the Shang dynasty

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Feudalism

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a system of government based on landowners and tenants

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Legalism

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a Chinese philosophy that emphasizes strict obedience to laws

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Mandate of Heaven

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a power or law believed to be granted by the heavens

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Yin and Yang

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the Daoist concept of opposing forces of nature

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Censor

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to remove or suppress ideas considered harmful or dangerous

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Great Wall of China

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a stone-and-earth wall about 1,500 miles long, first built during the Qin dynasty to defend China’s northern boundary

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Immortal

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live forever

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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.

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Standardize

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to make the same

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Han Dynasty

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the dynasty that ruled China from about 206 B.C.E. to 220 C.E., the period following the Qin dynasty

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Bureaucracy

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a large, complex organization that functions under a given set of rules and conditions

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industry

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a business that manufactures a particular product, such as silk

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Silk Road

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a network of trade routes that stretched for more than four thousand miles across Asia

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