China Vocabulary Flashcards

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Oracle Bones

A

Way of redictio

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Jade

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A stone

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Lords

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people of high rank

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Peasents

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farmers with small farms

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5
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Confucius

A

master teacher

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6
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Ethics

A

moral values

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7
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Confucianism

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ideas of confucius

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Daosim

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stressed living in harmony with the Dao, the guiding force of all reality

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9
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Laozi

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most famous Daoist teacher

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10
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Legalism

A

The belief that people were bad by nature needed

to be controlled

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11
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Shi Huangdi

A

first emperor

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12
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Great Wall

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a barrier that linked earlier walls across China’s northern frontier

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13
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Sundial

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Uses the position of shadows cast by the sun to tell the time of day

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14
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Seismograph

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device that measures the strength of an earthquake

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15
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Acupuncture

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practice of inserting fine needles through the skin at specific points to cure diseases or relieve pain

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16
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Silk

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soft, light, highly, valued fabric

17
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Silk Road

A

4000 mile route

18
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Diffusion

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spread of ideas from one culture to the others