Ancient China Flashcards
(9 cards)
A physical feature that can hinder or protect travel (mountains, deserts, swamps, seas, etc.)
Natural Barrier
The study of the basic ideas about knowledge, truth, right and wrong, religion, and the nature and meaning of life.
Philosophy
Believes that a good society is based on the moral behavior of individuals as well as correct relationships between different members of society.
Confucianism
believed people were born bad and a strong leader and a strong legal system are needed to create social order
legalism
the permanent professional branches of a government’s administration excluding military judicial branches and elected politicians.
Civil Service
Was a nickname for Amy route that any trader took from China to Rome
Silk Road
He was an Athenian scholar, teacher and a philosopher who encouraged questioning of traditional values, art, gov., etc.
socrates
Socrates’ student
plato
Emperor who had one of the largest empires in the ancient world; known for spreading Greek culture across continents
Alexander the Great
