2nd pd Ancient China with pics
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16 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
Legends | ![]() stories from long ago, that may be true, but can't be proven |
dynasty | a series of rulers from the same family |
bronze | ![]() a hard metal that is a mixture of copper and tin |
millet | ![]() a kind of grass with small seeds--used to make cereal |
oracle bones | ![]() Animal bones or turtle shells that people believed could tell the future |
Mandate of Heaven | The god-given right to rule China |
Huang He | ![]() Yellow River; also called "China's Sorrow" because it wipes out villages when it floods |
Shang | A Chinese Dynasty that was known for its bronze work |
Zhou | Dynasty that overthrew the Shang; Ruled under the Mandate of Heaven |
Shi Huang di (Qin) | ![]() 1st Emperor of China; had the Terra Cotta army built for his tomb |
What is more important than the individual? | The family |
ancestors | ![]() Deceased family members that are very important to the Chinese; they often prayed to ancestors |
To which dynasty did China's first emperor belong? | The Qin (Chin) Dynasty |
How did people from the Han dynasty get government jobs? | ![]() They had to take civil service exams to prove their ability |
Silk Road | The trade route between China and Europe; it's how silk got out of China |
Chinese inventions | crossbow; gun powder; compass; paper; paper money; ship's rudder; pasta |
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