6th - SS Chapter 8 Ancient China Key Terms Flashcards
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Wall to hold back water
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Dike
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Dustlike material that can form soil
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Loess
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A picture that represents a word or idea
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Pictograph
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In ancient China ,the right to rule a given dynasty by Heaven ,the highest force of nature
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Manadate of heaven
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Military ruler
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Warlord
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Total disorder and confusion
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Chaos
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From about 481 BC to 221BC a great confliction in ancient China
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Warring states period
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General study of knowledge and the world; in Greek”love of wisdom”
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Philosophy
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Religious practices of honoring the spirits of the dead
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Ancestor worship
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A belief system based on the ideas of the Chinese thinker Confucius
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Confucianism
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Devotion of children to their parents
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Filial piety
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Philosophy of following the Dao ,that is natural way of the universe
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Daoism
