ANCIENT CHINA VOCABULARY

Huang he river

• is Green River

• is Blue River

• is Brown River

• is Yellow River

The study of basic questions about human life sued to guide the rulers of china

• confucianism

• legalism

• philosophy

• silk road

A philosophy based on the ideas of respect started by confucius guided gov´t during the han dynasty

• mandate of heaven

• huang he river

• philosophy

• confucianism

Belief that people are born bad need to be controlled started by han felzl guided gov´t during the qin dynasty

• emperor shi huangdi

• legalism

• warring states period

• feudal system

a trade network that stretched across asia from china to europe makes china powerful rich interacted during cultural diffusion

• philosophy

• silk road

• the great wall

• mandate of heaven

A barrier made by man of wall across chinese border protected the silk road and civilization

• the great wall

• legalism

• huang he river

• warring states period

creates control by dividing camp into smaller parts making it easier to rule the rich controlled the poor

• legalism

• silk road

• feudal system

• the great wall

unified china after the warring states first emperor of china created strict aovt using legalism

• mandate of heaven

• emperor shi huangdi

• huang he river

• confucianism

A time of civic wer after the fall of the zhou dynasty dynasties fighting for control of china time of chaos in instability

• legalism

• warring states period

• silk road

• philosophy

Belief that the ruler of china is chosen by the right to rule is granted by heaved there can be only one ruler right to rule is based on the character of the rule the right to rule is not limited to one dynasty

• silk road

• feudal system

• mandate of heaven

• confucianism