Definitions Flashcards
(19 cards)
Ruling family
Dinasty
Big wall that blocks water
Dike
Picture that represents word or idea
Pictographs
Written character represents complete wird or sentence
Logigraphs
Animal bone or turtle shell carved with written character
Oracle bone
Total desaster
Chaos
Rulers chosen by gods
Mandate of heaven
Animal mask used in ceremony in bronze age during shang dinasty
Taotie mask
Set of beliefs about world, how to live.
Philosophy
Devotion to children to parents
Filial pety
Man who rules an empire
Emperor
Collection of life-size clay scultures representing the army of Qin Shi Huang
Terracota army
Believe value of self improvment
Confucianism
Bad guys, strict adherence
Legalism
Contemporary version confucianism
Daoism
Military Rulers of small states
Warlord
Long wall running east and west along his empire northern border to defend empire from the nomads ling in the north
Great wall
Trade route for silk started from west china
Silk road
System of government imployees mainly selected for skills and knowledge
Civil service