Ancient China Vocab

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Term for the rise, fall, and replacement of dynasties in China.

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Dynastic Cycle

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Political philosophy in China emphasizing human unruliness and state control.

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Legalism

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Fine, light silt from wind and water.

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Loess

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Animal bones with early Chinese writings used by Shang Kings for divination.

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Oracle Bones

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Theory that heaven grants an emperor the right to rule based on his governance for the people's benefit.

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Mandate of Heaven

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Honoring ancestors and parents, key in Confucianism

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Filial Piety

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Military fortification of 4,000 miles in northern China for protection against invaders.

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Great Wall

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Dynastic cycle: What occurs first after a new dynasty?

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Decline

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Great Wall: one long wall built over years?

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False

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Dynasty: line of hereditary rulers.

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True