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13 Cards in this Set
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Oracle Bones |
animal bones on which questions to the gods were scratched, cracked with hot rods, and interpreted. |
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Dynasty |
a family or group that rules for several generations, passing leadership by birth. |
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Dynastic Cycles |
the pattern of rise and fall of ruling families. |
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Mandate of Heaven |
the idea that good rulers received an approval from the gods and bad rulers would lose this approval and the right to rule the people. |
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Nomads |
People who would follow the herds of animals from grazing lands to grazing lands, living in temporary shelters. |
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philosophy |
a logical study of basic truths about knowledge, values of the world. |
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legalism |
the belief that a powerful efficient government and a strict legal system, are key to a social order. |
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confucianism |
a belief system based on the ethical teachings of Kong Qui important during the han, tang and song dynasties. |
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Filial piety |
Fundamental idea of of confucianism that parents must be respected. |
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Daoism |
belief system originated by Laozi in his book DAODEJING in which harmony with nature and ones inner self is key. |
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Complement |
the idea that life is a constant changing and evolving cycle represented by the yin and yang symbol. |
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Qin |
the first dynasty of ancient China of which the name China originated. |
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shi huangdi |
the chosen name of the first emperor to unify and expand china. |
