Social Studies Flashcards
(26 cards)
acropolis
a high rocky hill where early people built cities
city state
a city with its own government, traditions, and laws. Both a city and a separate and independent state
He was a famous monk who brought books from India to China.
this famous monk called xuanzang.
he was the founder of confucianism.
confucious
filial piety
a term for respect towards parents.
The concept of confusion
philosophy is harmony and relationships.
confucius supported a government rule
by virtue and education.
Silk road helped spread
buddhism in china.
The silk road was also a
major trade route
The main goal of Buddhism was
nirvana, it is enlightenment.
The Han dynasty is when buddhism
entered china
Iron plow was a special invention that helped improve
agricultural productivity in China.
Social class-
Emperor, noble, worker, etc.
Merchants
The merchants were viewed with suspicion from the social class of China.
The primary staple food in China was
millet. It was available to everyone.
Women’s work was
family care and domestic work.
The majority of the population in ancient China were
farmers.
The pagoda was a buddhist structure found in
ancient china
oracle bones let people communicate with
their ancestors.
Pictographs-
Most ancient Chinese pictographs were found in oracle bones.
: The book of Analects contains many of —- teachings
confucious
: Qin shi Huang was the emperor who was associated with the
firat construction of the wall
The Ming dynasty made up most of
the great wall
what built the early sections of the wall.
wood and earth
