Chapter 6 Ancient China
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faithpv on January 10, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Geography | Played a major role in the development of Chinese civilization |
| Yu the Great | founded the Xia dynasty |
| Lords | received land in exchange for their loyalty |
| The legalists | were the first to put their ideas into practice throughout China |
| Qin King Ying Zheng | gave himself the title Shi Huangdi, which means "first emperor" |
| Great Wall | was the name of the barrier that linked earlier walls across China's northern frontier |
| Confucius | government established under Han dynasty was based on the his ideas |
| future evil | Emperors were very interested in knowing the movement of the earth because they believed that earthquakes were signs of _____ events. |
| Buddhism | religion came to China from India and gained many followers |
| Diffusion | the introduction of Buddhism to China is an example of which of the following principals |
| China | covers an area of nearly 4 million square miles, about the same size as the United States |
| The Way and Its Power | Laozi wrote the basic text expressing Daoist thought |
| Silk road | 4,000 mile long network of trade routes |
| First Section of wall | built in 600 BC to keep invading groups out of China |
| jade | a hard gemstone |
| oracle | prediction |
| ethics | moral values |
| Legalism | the belief that people were bad by nature |
| Shi Huangdi | "first emperor" |
| Sundial | uses the position of shadows cast by the sun |
| acupuncture | the practice of inserting fine needles into the skin |
| Diffusion | the spread of ideas |
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