Ancient China Flashcards

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Peasants

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Peasants are or farmers with small farms.

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lords

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people of high rank

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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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ethics

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or moral values.The ideas of confucius are known as confucianism

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Acupuncture

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the practice of inserting fine needles through the skin at a specific points to cure disease or relive pain

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silk

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a soft, light, highly value fabric

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Oracle

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Is A Prediction

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Daoism

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Stressed living in Harmony with the Dao, the guiding force of all reality.

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legalism

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the belief that people were bad by nature and needed to be controlled

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seismograph

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A seismograph is a device that measures the strength of an earthquake .

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Confucianism

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The ideas of Confucius

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Laozi

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Most famous Daoist teacher.

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Confucianism

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The ideas of Confucius are known as Confucianism

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silk road

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this 4000 mile long network of routes stretched west word from china across asia’s desrert

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jade

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a hard gemstone

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diffusion

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the spread of ideas from one culture to another

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shi huangdi

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shi huangdi followed legalist political beliefs. he created a strong government with strict laws and harsh punishments

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great wall

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a barrier that linked other walls across chinas northern frontier