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World History - Chapter 6
Key Terms for Chapter 6 - Ancient China
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History
7th Grade
12/15/2017

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Jade
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A hard, green gem stone
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Oracle
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A prediction
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Lords
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People of high rank
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Peasants
Definition
farmers with small farms
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Confucius
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The most influential teacher in China
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Ethics
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Moral values
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Confucianism
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The teachings of Confucius
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Daoism
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Stressed living in harmony with the guiding force of all reality
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Laozi
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The most famous Daoist teacher
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Legalism
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The belief that people were bad by nature and needed to be controlled
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Shi Huangdi
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The first emperor of China
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Great Wall
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A barrier that linked earlier walls across China's northern border
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Sundial
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uses the position of shadows cast by the sun to tell the time of day
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Seismograph
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A device that measures the strength of an earthquake
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Acupuncture
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The practice of inserting fine needles through the skin at specific points to cure disease or relieve pain
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Silk
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a soft, light, highly valued fabric
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Silk road
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A 4,000 mile network from China to the Mediterranean Sea
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Diffusion
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The spread of ideas from one culture to another
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