Unit 5 Ancient China Vocab

A part or section of a country

• region

• area

• province

• desert

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

A place in a desert where water can be found.

• ocean

• bay

• oasis

• riverbank

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

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

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

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

• Taoism

• Confucianism

• Legalism

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

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

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E