Ancient China Vocabulary Flashcards
1
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Oracle Bones
A
A prediction
2
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Jade
A
A Hard Gemstone
3
Q
Lords
A
people of high rank
4
Q
Peasant
A
Farmers with small farms
5
Q
Confucius
A
Master teacher
6
Q
Ethics
A
Moral values
7
Q
Confucianism
A
Ideas of confucius
8
Q
Daosim
A
Stressed living in harmony with the Dao, the guiding force of all reality
9
Q
Laozi
A
Most famous Daoist teacher
10
Q
Legalism
A
The belief that people were bad by nature and needed to be controlled
11
Q
Shi Huangdi
A
First emperor
12
Q
Great Wall
A
A barrier that earlier walls across China’s northern frontier
13
Q
Sundial
A
Uses the position of shadows to tell the time of day
14
Q
Seismograph
A
Device that measures the strength of an earthquake
15
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Acupuncture
A
Practice of inserting needles through the skin at specific points to cure disease or relieve pain
