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Ancient China Chapter 7
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03/27/2016

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jade
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a hard gemstone often used in jewelry
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oracle
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a prediction by a wise person, or a person who makes a prediction
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lord
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a person of high rank who owned land but owed loyalty to his king
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peasant
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a farmer with a small farm
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Confucius: (551–479 BC)
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Chinese philosopher, he was the most influential teacher in Chinese history. His teachings, called Confucianism, focused on morality, family, society, and government.
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ethics
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moral values
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Confucianism
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a philosophy based on the ideas of Confucius that focuses on morality, family order, social harmony, and government
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Daoism
(DOW-ih-zum)
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a philosophy that developed in China and stressed the belief that one should live in harmony with the Dao, the guiding force of all reality
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Laozi: (LOWD-zuh) (c. 500s or 400s BC)
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Chinese philospoher, he was the most famous Daoist teacher. Laozi is credited with writing The Way and Its Power, Daoism’s basic text.
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Legalism
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the Chinese belief that people were bad by nature and needed to be controlled
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Shi Huangdi: (SHEE hwahng-dee) (259–210 BC)
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Ruler of China, he united China for the first time. He built roads and canals and began the Great Wall of China. Shi Huangdi also imposed a standard system of laws, money, weights, and writing system in China.
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Great Wall
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a barrier made of walls across China’s northern frontier
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sundial
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a device that uses the position of shadows cast by the sun to tell the time of day
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seismograph
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a device that measures the strength of an earthquake
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acupuncture
(AK-YOO-punk-cher)
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the Chinese practice of inserting fine needles through the skin at specific points to cure disease or relieve pain
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silk
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a soft, light, and highly valued fabric developed in China
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Silk Road
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a network of trade routes that stretched across Asia from China to the Mediterranean Sea
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diffusion
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the spread of ideas from one culture to another
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vary
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to be different
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structure
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the way something is set up or organized
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innovation
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a new idea, method, or device
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procedure
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the way a task is accomplished
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