China Vocab 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 a high rank
4
Q
Peasant
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Farmers with small farms
5
Q
Confucius
A
A master teacher
6
Q
Ethics
A
Moral values
7
Q
Confucianism
A
The ideas of Confucius
8
Q
Daosim
A
Stressed living in harmony with the Dao, the guiding force of all reality.
9
Q
Laozi
A
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
The title that means “first emperor”
12
Q
Great Wall
A
A barrier that linked earlier walls across China’s northern frontier
13
Q
Sundial
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An invention that uses the position of the sun to tell the time of day
14
Q
Seismograph
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A device that measures the strength of an earthquake
15
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Acupuncture
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The practice of inserting fine needles through the skin at specific points to cure disease or relieve pain
