China Vocab Flashcards
1
Q
oracle bones
A
a prediction
2
Q
jade
A
A hard gemstone
3
Q
Lords
A
people of high rank
4
Q
Peasant
A
people with small farms
5
Q
Confucius
A
Master teacher
6
Q
Ethics
A
Moral values
7
Q
confuciuanism
A
the ideas of Confucius are know as Confuciation
8
Q
Daosim
A
Dressed living in harmony with the Dao the guiding force of all reality
9
Q
Legalism
A
The belief that people were bad by nature and needed to be controlled
10
Q
She Huangdi
A
First emperor
11
Q
Great wall
A
A barrier that linked earlier walls across China’s northern frontier
12
Q
Sundial
A
uses the position of shadows cast by the sun to tell the time of day
13
Q
Seismograph
A
A device that measures the strength of an earthquake
14
Q
Acupuncture
A
The practice of inserting fine needles through the skin at specific points to cure disease or relieve pain
15
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Silk
A
A soft, light, highly valued fabric
