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Animism- Belief that spirits inhabit everything Bureaucracy- Government organized into different levels Zhongguo- "Middle Kingdom" or center of the world Loess- Yellow soil China Proper- The Heart of China Laozi- Founder of Daoism Autocracy- Total power for emperor Silk Road- Famous trade route Analects- Collected works of Confucius Oracle Bones- Used by Shang priests to make predictions Why did China feel superior? isolated from other cultures Dikes- built along the Haung to protect against flooding China Proper Rivers- Huang, Chang, Xi Xia- Rulers over the Neolithic people of China Another Name for the Haung River- Yellow River or China's Sorrow Confucius- Taught about correcting political disorder Shang Dynasty- China's first dynasty Paper- invented by the Han's, still effects civilizations today Zhou Dynasty Fall - because of infighting and military invaders Mandate of Heaven- reason rebels used to justify overthrowing a dynasty Calligraphy- chinese writings Shang Religion - combined animism and ancestor worship Shang cemented power by- introducing and controlling irrigation and flooding Teachings of Confucius- Family, Respect Elders, Reverence for Ancestors Legalism- selfish and untrustworthy Buddhism in China- after the fall of the Han Dynasty Qin Dynasty- forced labor, built Great Wall of China Leveling System- steadied food prices and supplies China Men Roles- rule family, decided on marriages, and careers Five Classics- Trained scholars and civil servants. Books of History, Changes, Poems, Rites, Spring and Summer Annals
