Unit 5 Ancient China Vocab

A part or section of a country

• region

• area

• province

• desert

A place in a desert where water can be found.

• ocean

• bay

• oasis

• riverbank

The first of the Chinese dynasties (1750 - 1040 BCE)

• Han

• Tang

• Song

• Shang

A strong metal made from copper.

• bronze

• steal

• tin

• gold

A bone or animal shell that when heated was thought to give advice.

• prayer bone

• oracle bone

• transient bone

• tarot bone

A line of rulers in China that ruled after the Shang dynasty.

• Zhou

• Tang

• Han

• Ming

A system of government where the king owns all the land and gives large pieces to loyal supporters.

• Bureaucracy

• Autocracy

• Feudalism

• Legalism

A Chinese philosophy that emphasizes proper behavior and a just and peaceful society. 

• Taoism

• Confucianism

• Legalism

A Chinese philosophy that emphasizes living in harmony with nature and balancing opposite forces called yin and yang. 

• Confucianism

• Taoism

• Legalism

A Chinese philosophy that emphasizes strict laws and strict consequences.

• Confucianism

• Taoism

• Legalism