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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 calcreaous, 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 by the Ancient Chinese, especially during the Shang Dynasty |
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Ancestor Worship |
(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 feudal system, or its priciples and practices |
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Dynasty |
a sequence of rulers from the same family, stock, or group; the rule of such a sequence; a series of members from a family who are disiguished for their success, wealth, etc. |
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Mandate of Heaven |
a political theory of ancient China in which those of power were given the right to rule from divine sources |
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Confucianism |
the system of ethics, education, and statesmanship taught by Confiucius and his disciples, stressing love for humanity, ancestor worship, reverence for parents, and in harmony with thought and conduct |
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Taoism/Daiosm |
Taoism- the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course ofnatural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with Tao Daoism- alternate Romanization of Taoism |
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Legalism |
(in Chinese philosophy) the principles and practices of a school of political theorists advocating strict legal control over all activities, a system of rewards and punishments unifrom for all classes, and an absolute monarchy |
