| A | B |
| Nomads | wanderer who travels from place to place in search of food |
| Nirvana | a perfect peace, part of Buddhist belief, which releases the soul from the endless cycle of reincarnation |
| Dynasty | family of rulers whose right to rule is herditary |
| Philosophy | study of most fundamental questions of realityy and human existence |
| The Analects | collection of confucious's writingd that become known as Confusicianism |
| Confucious | Westerns know Kong Fuzi as |
| Yin & Yang | balancing of complementary forces |
| Duelism | the two sidedness of nature |
| Legalism | belief in power not virtue and in harsh laws |
| Shi Huangdi | first emperor of China |
| Pangu | the first man |
| Xia | Biblical figureand drainedd the floods so that the people can live in china |
| Confucius | founder of confcaism |
| The Analects | Confusious throughts and ideas |
| Shi Huangdi | first ruler of the Quin Empire |
| Legalism | school og pholisphy |
| Dao | quiet, thoughtful and humble |
| Laozi | founded a philosophy called Daosim |
| Daoism | its central idea, the Dao. can be defined as teh "Way of Nature" |
| Yin and Yang | the natural balance of good and evil |
| Confucius | The founder Of Confucianism |
| Laozi | The founder of Daoism |
| The Analects | a collection of writings that contained the ideas and teachings of Confucius, written by his followers |
| Yin and Yang | In ancient Chinese belief that creates harmony and balance |
| Shang Dynasty | The first Dynasty in China |
| Zhou Dynasty | the second dynasty in China; follows the Shang dyansty; was filled with trouble, conflict, and warfare |
| Qin Dynasty | the third Dynasty in china; comes after the Zhou Dynasty; emperor was Shi Huangdi |
| Han Dynasty | a dynasty in China; comes after the Qin dynasty |
| Confucianism | teachs the importance of the family, respect for one's elders, and reverance for the past and for one's ancestors |
| Daoism | taught people not to strive for riches or power |
| Legalism | taught to believe in power and harsh laws, not virtue |
| Confucianism | teachings of politics. |
| Daoism | a philosophy that shunned politics. |
| Legalism | teachings of power, not virtue. |
| Buddhism | teachings of peace and prosperity |
| Laozi | the founder of Daoism. |
| Buddha | the creator of Buddhism. |
| Confucius | also known as Kong Fuzi |
| Shang Dynasty | China's first dynasty. |
| Han Dynasty | replaced the Shang Dynasty along with Buddhism |
| Zhou Dynasty | the most enduring Chinese dynasty. |
| The Analects | collection of Confucius's writings that became known as Confucianism |
| Confuciansim | Confuciu's ideas and teaching that stressed the importance of the family, respect for one's elders and reverence for the past and for one's ancestors |
| Laozi | the founder of a philosophy known as Daoism |
| Ying and Yang | two forves in the world that forms a balancing of complementary forces |
| Mahayana Buddhism | branch of Buddhism that became dominant in China, Japan and Korea |
| Dao | The way of Naure, influenced the idea of Daosim |
| Christian Golden Rule | "What you do not wish for yourself, do not do to others" |
| Virtue | consists of corret behavior towards others |
| Han Dynasty | the fourth dynasty, used the lagalism policy and its harsh laws |
| Buddhism | a great influence on the Chinese thought and religious belief that came from India |
| Legalism | strict political philosophy which mainly consisted of strict punishment to law breakers |
| Shi Huangdi | first Qin emperor, strong on legalism |
| Buddhism | philosophy influence from india that focused on living a misery free life, so your soul could reach nirvana |
| Nirvana | for one's soul to reach ultamite completion |
| Dao | the central idea in which daoism got its central ideas from meaning, "way of nature" |
| Laozi | the founder of chinese daoism |
| Yin and Yan | complementary forces that maintain balance in the world |
| dualism | two sidedness of nature belief |
| The Analects | ideas and teachings as written by buddhas followers about anfd of buddha |
| Confucious | the founder of confucianism |