chapter 6 section 1 Flashcards
(18 cards)
jade
a hard gemstone
oracle
is a prediction
lords
or people of high rank
pheasants
or farmers with small farms
Confucius
the ideas of Confucius
ethics
or more values
Confucianism
the ideas of Confucius
Daoism
stressed living in harmony with the Doa, the guiding force of reality
Loazi
was the most famous Daoist teacher
legalism
the belief that people were bad by nature and needed to be controlled
Shi Huangdi
followed legalist political beliefs
Great Wall
a barrier that linked earlier walls across Cina’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 a disease or relieve pain
silk
a soft, light, highly valuable fabric
silk road
Is a 4,000-mile-long network of routes stretched westward from China across Asia’s deserts and mountain ranges, through the Middle East, until it reached the Mediterranean Sea
diffusion
the spread of ideas from one culture to another.