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39 Cards in this Set
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Acupuncture
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, The Chinese practice of inserting fine needles through the skin at specific points to cure diAcupuncture, The Chinese practice of inserting fine needles through the skin at specific points to cure disease or relieve pain.disease or relieve pain.
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Beliefs
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Something that your religion, values or evidence tells you to be true.
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Chang Jiang River
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A river in the south of China, also called the Yangzi River that flows from the mountains of Tibet to the Pacific ocean.
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Confucianism
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The ideas of Confucius that focused on morals, values and ethics.
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Confucius
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The founder of Confucianism
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Daoism (Taoism)
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A religion focusing on living in harmony with the Dao.
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Dynasty
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a series of rulers from the same family
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Ethics
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Moral Values
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Fortune Cookie
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A Chinese cookie that has a prediction inside.
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Great Wall
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A wall built by ShiHuangDi during the Qin Dynasty to protect china nomad invaders in the north
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Han Dynasty
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The dynasty following the Qin dynasty that featured many great achievements and inventions.
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Huang He River
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A river in the north of China that flows into the Yellow Sea also known as the Yellow River. It is 3000 miles long.
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Invention
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A new method, idea or device—also called innovations
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Jade
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A hard gemstone also used in jewelry.
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Kings
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The highest rank in the Zhou dynasty. They led the government and gave land to lords.
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Laozi
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The most famous Daoist teacher that wrote the basic text of Daoism
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Legalism
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The belief that people are bad by nature and need to be controlled
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Lords
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The second highest rank in the Zhou dynasty. They paid taxes to the king and provided warriors to protect lands.
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Mandate of Heaven
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The belief that a ruler was chosen to rule by the gods.
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Oracle
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A prediction. Often written on cattle bones or turtle shells, priests would read the cracks in oracle bones to make predictions
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Peasants
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Farmers with small farms during the Zhou dynasty.
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Qin Dynasty
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Dynasty that followed the Zhou dynasty, ruled by ShiHuangdi with strict rules and regulations.
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Rivers
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Two main rivers flow through China, the Chang Jiang and the Huang He Rivers.
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Seismograph
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A mechanism for predicting earthquakes
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Shang Dynasty
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The first recorded dynasty to exist in Ancient China
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Shi Huang Di
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The first emperor of the Qin dynasty the focused on strict rules (Legalism) and unified many systems in Ancient 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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Sun Dial
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A device that tells the position of shadows cast by the sun to tell the time of day.
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Trade Routes
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Paths that travelers followed to trade with other regions. The Silk Road is considered one.
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Unified
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To bring together or unite. ShiHuangdi united Ancient China.
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Values
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Similar to morals. Things that you hold dear. Confucianism featured many important values.
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Warring States Period
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A period or disorder in the Zhou dynasty when there was no strong government to stop power struggles
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Wudi
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An emperor during the Han dynasty that created a strong central government and adopted Confucianism.
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Xia Dynasty
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The earliest of the dynasty that we know of through stories but no written evidence.
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Yangzi River
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Another name for the Chang Jiang river in the south of China.
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Yellow River
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Another name for the Huang He River in the north of China.
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Yin Yang
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A symbol of unity and harmony
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Zhou Dynasty
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The dynasty following the Shang Dynasty that had an established political structure. The time during which Confucius lived and Daoism Legalism were also popular.
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