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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. |
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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 Worship |
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 |
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 dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles, while the peasants were obliged to live on their lord’s land and give him homage, labor, and a share of the produce, notionally in exchange for military protection. |
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Dynasty |
A sequence of rulers from the same family, stock or group. |
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Mandate of Heaven |
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 |
the system of ethics, education, and statesmanship taught by Confucius and his disciples, stressing love for humanity, ancestor worship, reverence for parents, and harmony in thought and conduct. |
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Taoism/Daoism |
the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with Tao. |
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Legalism |
strict adherence, or the principle of strict adherence, to law or prescription, especially to the letter rather than the spirit. |
