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18 Cards in this Set
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Oracle Bones
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an animal bone or turtle shell used by the Shang Kings of China to communicate with and influence the Gods.
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Pictograph
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a picture or drawing that represents a word or an idea.
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Dynastic Cycle
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the pattern of the rise and fall of Dynastics.
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Mandate of Heaven
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an Ancient Chinese belief that a good ruler had the Gods' approval.
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Philosophy
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an investigation of basic truths about the universe, based on logical reasonings.
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Legalism
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the belief that a ruler should use the legal system to force people tho obey laws.
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Three major belief systems came out of China:
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Legalism, Confucianism, and Daoism.
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Confucianism
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a philisophy based on the teachings of confuciansism as recorded in the collection called the Analects.
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Filial Piety
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respect for ones parents and ancestors.
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Daoism
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a belief system said to have begun with the sixth century.
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Qin
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a state of Ancient China.
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Shi Huangai
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a chinese ruler who came to power in 221 b.c.
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Han Dynasty
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a chinese dynasty b egun in 202 b.c.
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Bureaucracy
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a system of organized government departments staffed by appointment officials.
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Silk Roads
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the overlands trade routes along which silk and other chinese goods passed to Mesopotamia and Europe.
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Trans Eurasian
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involving the continets of Europe and Asia.
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Cultural Discussion
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the spread of ethinic ideas and customs to other area of the world.
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What are China's two seas and 1 ocean bordering it?
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Yellow Sea, East China Sea, and the Pacific Ocean
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