Ancient China Vocabulary
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- fine, windblown yellow soil that sinks and causes water levels to rise
- loess
- group of families with a common ancestor
- clan
- complete control of a product or business by one person or group
- monopoly
- calling on ancestors to bring good fortune and act as intermediaries between the living and the gods
- veneration of ancestors
- signs that express thoughts
- ideographs
- bones of animals or tortoise shells used to fortell the future
- oracle bones
- elegant, fine handwriting resembling an artform
- calligraphy
- divine right to rule used to overthrow overnments
- Mandate of Heaven
- the rising and falling of dynasties
- Dynastic Cycle
- a system of government in which local lords offer loyalty and military service in exchange for land
- feudalism
- respect parents above all other duties including the state
- filial piety
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government of strict rule; harsh punishment
Hanfeizi - Legalism
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accept your place in society
stresses the five relationship
educated government officials
Confucius - Confucianism
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live in harmony with nature
emphasize yielding
little government (unnatural)
Laozi - Daoism
- trade route from China to Rome
- Silk Road
- government of strict rule; harsh punishment; Hanfeizi
- Legalism
- accept your place in society;stresses the five relationships;educated government officials;Confucius
- Confucianism
- live in harmony with nature;emphasizes yielding;little government (unnatural);Laozi
- Daoism