china Flashcards
1
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Oracle Bones
A
Used for predictions.
2
Q
Jade
A
A hard gemstone
3
Q
Lord
A
People of high rank
4
Q
Peasant
A
Small farmers
5
Q
Confucius
A
A master teacher.
6
Q
Ethics
A
Moral values.
7
Q
Confucianism
A
The ideas of Confucious.
8
Q
Daosim
A
Stressed living in harmony with the Dao, the guiding force of reality.
9
Q
Laozi
A
The most famous Daoist.
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
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A barrier that linked earlier walls across CHina’s northern frontier.
13
Q
Sundial
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Uses positions of shadows cast by the sun to tell the time of day.
14
Q
Seismograph
A
A device that measures the strength of an earthquake.
15
Q
Acupuncture
A
Is the practice of inserting fine needles through the skin at specific points to cure disease or relieve pain.
