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vocabulary chpt. 6 Ancient China
vocabulary from 6th grade McDougal Littell
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6th Grade
02/14/2013

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pictographs
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pictures or drawings that represent a word or idea
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oracle bones
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animal bones or shells used by the Shang kings to communicate with the gods
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Mandate of Heaven
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ancient Chinese belief that a good ruler had the god's approval
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Great Wall
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wall built by Shi Huangdi to link smaller walls and keep invaders out of China
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dynastic cycle
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pattern of the rise and fall of dynasties in China
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dynasty
Definition
family or group that rules for several generations
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filial piety
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respect for one's parents and ancestors, an important teaching of Confucianism
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Daoism
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Chines belief system said to have begun with Laozi, a philosopher in the 500s B.C. based on the idea of natural order in the world
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Confucianism
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belief system based on the teachings of Confucius, a Chinese scholar
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harmony
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agreement in feeling
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philosophy
Definition
logical study of basic truths about knowledge, values, and the world
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Legalism
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belief that a powerful, efficient government and a strict legal system are the keys to social order
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Qin
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state of ancient China
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Shi Huangdi
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chinese ruler who came to power in 221 B.C. and unified and expanded China by ending internal battles and conquering rival states
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Silk roads
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overland trade routes along which silk and other Chinese goods passed to Mesopotamia and Europe
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trans-Eurasian
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involving the continents of Europe and Asia
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Han Dynasty
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Chinese dynasty begun by Liu Bang who reunified China
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bureaucracy
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system of departments and agencies that carry out the work of a government
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Buddhism
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religion that began in India and is based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama
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cultural diffusion
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spread of cultural practices and customs to other areas of the world
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