chapter 6 Flashcards
jade
a hard gemstone
oracle
is a prediction
lords
people of high rank
peasants
farmers with small farms
Confucius
became the most influential teacher in Chinese history
ethics
moral values
Confucianism
the ideas of Confucius or know as this
Daoism
stressed living in harmony with the Dao, the guiding force of all reality
Laozi
was the most famous Daoist teacher
Legalish
the belief that people were bad in nature and needed to be controlled
Shi Huangdi
means the first emperor
Great Wall
a barrier that linked earlier walls across China’s northern frontier
sundial
uses the position of shadows cast by the sun to tell the time of day
seismograph
is a device that measures the strength of an earthquake
acupuncture
is the practice of inserting fine needles through the skin at specific points to cure disease or pain