Key Terms: Ancient China Flashcards
Fine yellowish light silt deposited by wind and water
Loess
A protective wall that controls or holds back water
Dike
Animal bones carved with written characters which were used for telling the future
Oracle Bones
A picture or drawing representing words or ideas
Pictographs
The belief that the chinese king’s right to rule came from the gods
Mandate of heaven
a military leader operating outside the control of a government
warlord
great confusion or disorder
chaos
time of warfare between regional lords following the decline of the zhou dynasty in the 8th century BCE
warring states period
a system of beliefs and values
philosophy
honoring ancestors through rituals, such as offering food and wine to the dead
ancestor worship
the system of ethics, education, and statesmanship stessing love for humanity, ancestor worship, reverence for parents, and harmony in thought and conduct
Confucianism
respect shown by children for their parents and elders
filial piety
worlds longest man-made structure built to keep invaders from the north out of china, started by the Qin Dynasty, expanded by the Han Dynasty
Great Wall
a philosophy emphasizing strict obedience to the law system
legalism
to make the same
standardize
