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The ABC's of Ancient China By Kenzie Hampton A is for Ancestors! Everyone in Shang China worshiped their ancestors, hoping for good lives. B is for Bang! Lui Bang, once a peasant, was the creator of the Han dynasty. C is for Confucius! Confucius was a great, wise philosopher who founded Confucianism. D is for Dao! The Dao, or, "Way," was the way the kind must rule. E is for Exams! The Civil Service Exams helped choose people worthy of holding government positions. F is for Filial Piety! The filial piety stated that children must respect their parents and all older beings, because they are wiser. G is for Great Wall! The Great Wall of China was built by farmers forced to leave their homes and farms. H is for Huang He! The Huang He River is longer than 2,900 miles. I is for Ideographs! Ideographs are the joining of two or more pictographs to represent an idea. J is for Japan! Japan, an ally of China, traded with the Chinese along the Silk Road. K is for Khan! The Ghengis Khan lead the Mongols to victory in conquering China. L is for Legalism! Legalism is the idea of peace through strict rule and harsh punishment. M is for Mandate of Heaven! A heavenly order, called the Mandate of Heaven, chose the emperor and why they were meant to rule. N is for Neo-Confucianism! Neo-Confucianism taught that the afterlife is just as important as normal life on Earth. O is for One-Child Policy! The One-Child Policy stated that each family could only have one child, with some special exceptions. P is for Porcelain! Porcelain, now commonly called "china" was very valuable and traded on the Silk Road. Q is for Qin! In 221 B.C., the Qin ruler declared himself as Qin Shihuangdi. R is for Rulers! Some of the first Chinese rulers were believed to be from the Xia dynasty. S is for Silk Road! The Silk Road was a major trading route on which they traded silk, porcelain, tea, and spices. T is for Tang! During the Tang dynasty, it was discovered that coal could be used to heat things, opposed to wood. U is for Uniting! Qin Shihuangdi was the one credited with uniting China. V is for Victory! The discovery of gunpowder lead the Chinese armies to victory. W is for Wudi! Emperor Han Wudi ordered Zhang Qian to explore beyond China. X is for Xia! Little is known about the short-lived Xia dynasty. Y is for Yangtze River! The Yangtze River is also known as the Chang Jiang River. Z is for Zhou! The longest ruling dynasty in all of Chinese history was the Zhou dynasty.