vocabuulary Flashcards
jade
a hard gemstone
oracle
is a prediction
lords
people of a high rank
peasants
farmers with small farms
Confucius
he became the influential in Chinese history
ethics
moral values
Confucianism
the ideas of Confucius are known as
Daoism
stressed living in harmony Dao, the guiding force of all reality.
Laozi
was the most famous Daoist teacher
Legalism
the belief that people were bad by nature and needed to be controlled.
Shi Huangdi
the first emperor
Great Wall
a barrier that linked earlier walls across Chinas northern frontier.
sundial
uses the position of shadows cast to tell the time of
day
seismograph
is a device that measures the strength of an
earthquake
acupuncture
is a practice of inserting fine needles through the skin at specific points to cure disease or relieve pain.
