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Ancient China
TOP ’50’
VOCABULARY
“PEOPLE /PLACES/THINGS”
PEOPLE
 Ancient
Chinese philosopher and
teacher—taught about honor and
respect.
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 CONFUCIUS
PEOPLE
 The
name for Chinese god--’heaven’
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TIAN
PEOPLE
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Zhou emperor that lit fires on a hill for
his nobles to come to his aid but died
because he “cried wolf” too many times.
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 KING
YOU
PEOPLE
 Founder
of the Han dynasty even
though he came from a peasant
family
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 LIU
BANG (Gaozu)
PEOPLE
 Founder
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 HOU
JI
of the ZHOU dynasty
THINGS
 An
early Chinese text that explains
the “Mandate of Heaven”
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 BOOK
OF DOCUMENTS
THINGS
 The
teachings of a balanced life
where everything is related and
dependent on each other.
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 YIN
& YANG
THINGS
Means ‘China Peace’—part of Wu Di’s
reign during the Han dynasty.
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 PAX
SINICA
THINGS
A
Chinese system of slow, fluid
body movements and exercises.
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 TAI
CHI
THINGS
A
book of ‘discussions’ (or
collections) of the teachings and
writings of Confucius.
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 LUNYU
THINGS
 Legalist
ideas that stated that rulers
should rely on laws of ‘rewards &
punishments’.
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 TWO
HANDLES
VOCAB
 Zhou
kings had the approval of
Tian or ‘heaven’ to rule
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 MANDATE
OF HEAVEN
VOCAB
 Good
qualities a person should
possess
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 VIRTUES
VOCAB
Structures built by the government
for everyone’s use.
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 PUBLIC
WORKS
VOCAB
A
strict following of laws that must
be obeyed or you will be severely
punished
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 LEGALISM
VOCAB
 Confucius’ belief
of how children
were to treat their parents
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 FILIAL
PIETY
VOCAB
A
person who studies the
meaning of life
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PHILOSOPHER
VOCAB
 Duties
of individuals that must be
carried out to be an effective citizen
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 RESPONSIBILITIES
VOCAB
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A large structure that stretches for
several thousand miles used to keep
invaders out that has people buried
inside it.
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 GREAT
WALL OF CHINA