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Anyang |
A city in N Henan province, in E China: site of the ancient city of Yin, the center of the Shang dynasty, dated c1350–1027 b.c. |
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Loess |
A loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia. |
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Oracle Bones |
A group of inscribed animal bones and shells discovered in China and used originally in divination by the ancient Chinese, especially during the Shang dynasty. |
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Ancestor |
(In certain societies) the veneration of ancestors whose spirits are frequently held to possess the power to influence the affairs of the living. |
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Filial Piety |
(in Confucianism) the important virtue and primary duty of respect, obedience, and care for one's parents and elderly family members. |
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Feudalism |
the political, military, and social system in the Middle Ages, based on the holding of lands in fief or fee and on the resulting relations between lord and vassal. |
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Dynasty |
a sequence of rulers from the same family, stock, or group: |
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Mandate of Heavena |
a political theory of ancient China in which those in power were given the right to rule from a divine source |
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Confucianism |
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Taoism/Daoism |
the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu,advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao. |
