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Ancient China Vocab Flashcards

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Dike

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A walk to hold back water

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Loess

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A dust like material that can form soil

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Oracle bones

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An animal bone or turtle shell carved with the written characters that was used to predict the future

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PictogrAph

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A picture that represents a word or idea

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Warlord

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A military ruler

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Chaos

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Total disorder and confusion

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Mandate of heaven

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The presumed right to rule given to a dynasty by heaven, the highest force of nature

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Warring states period

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A period from Circa 481 BC to 221BC of great conflict in ancient China

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Philosophy

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A general study of knowledge in the world; Greek for love of wisdom

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Ancestor worship

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The religious practice of honoring the spirits of the dead

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confucianism

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The rule to honor your parents and respect them

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Filia peity

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The devotion of children to their parents

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Daosim

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A philosophy of following the dao, that is, the natural way of the universe

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Great wall

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A long wall running east and west along The Chinese empire’s northern border

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Standardize

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To set rules to make things more similar

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Legalism

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An ancient Chinese philosophy stating that a strong leader and a strong legal system, not moral values, are needed to create social order

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Censor

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To ban dangerous or offensive ideas, or remove material from published works or prevent its publication

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Official

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A person who holds a government job

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Civil-service

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The people who work for a government

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Silk Road

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Series of trade routes that crossed Asia

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Envoy

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A representative of a Government sent to another country

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Cuisine

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A style of food

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Monopoly

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A single person or group who controls the production of a good or service

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Calligraphy

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Art or beautiful writing

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Lacquer

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A protective coating made from the sap of a special tree

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Acupuncture

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Therapy that uses needles to cure sickness and stop pain

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Seismometer

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A tool used to measure earthquakes

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