Ancient China Vocab

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Desert area with dry grasslands, no trees.

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steppe

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A government where one leader holds all power.

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Legalism

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Class system where a king grants land to lords for military aid, and peasants work the land for protection.

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feudalism

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Rule by a royal family

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Monarchy

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Trade route spanning 4,000 miles from the Mediterranean through Asia

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Silk Road

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Belief system teaching respect and loyalty in five relationships for societal goodness.

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Confucianism

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First Emperor of China

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Shi Huangdi

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Instrument measuring earthquake details

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seismograph

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Teaches to live simply and in harmony with nature

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Daoism

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A system of ideas named after the Greek word for 'love of wisdom'.

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philosophy