Ancient China Vocab Flashcards
Dike
A walk to hold back water
Loess
A dust like material that can form soil
Oracle bones
An animal bone or turtle shell carved with the written characters that was used to predict the future
PictogrAph
A picture that represents a word or idea
Warlord
A military ruler
Chaos
Total disorder and confusion
Mandate of heaven
The presumed right to rule given to a dynasty by heaven, the highest force of nature
Warring states period
A period from Circa 481 BC to 221BC of great conflict in ancient China
Philosophy
A general study of knowledge in the world; Greek for love of wisdom
Ancestor worship
The religious practice of honoring the spirits of the dead
confucianism
The rule to honor your parents and respect them
Filia peity
The devotion of children to their parents
Daosim
A philosophy of following the dao, that is, the natural way of the universe
Great wall
A long wall running east and west along The Chinese empire’s northern border
Standardize
To set rules to make things more similar
Legalism
An ancient Chinese philosophy stating that a strong leader and a strong legal system, not moral values, are needed to create social order
Censor
To ban dangerous or offensive ideas, or remove material from published works or prevent its publication
Official
A person who holds a government job
Civil-service
The people who work for a government
Silk Road
Series of trade routes that crossed Asia
Envoy
A representative of a Government sent to another country
Cuisine
A style of food
Monopoly
A single person or group who controls the production of a good or service
Calligraphy
Art or beautiful writing
