| A | B |
|---|
| imperial | royal - having to do with the royal/ruling family |
| Lao Tze | founder of Daoism |
| Legalism | a philosophy practiced in China - strict following of the law |
| lily feet | when a woman's feet are bound - results in male superiorityq |
| Mandate of Heaven | part of Confucianism - a ruler gets his power to rule from God, BUT must set a good example or else . . |
| Middle Kingdom | Chinese thought their kingdom was the center of the universe / world |
| Nanjing | a city of roughly 7 million people ? located southeast of Beijing .. The city is located on the East China Sea, Yangtze River, & Great Canal ? historically ? the Opium War was settled there (Treaty of Nanjing) ? in the 1930s Japanese soldiers raped and massacred thousands of Chinese women and children |
| natural barrier | something in nature which hinders movement |
| natural resources | oil, coal, timber, salt, spices |
| oracle bones | an early form of writing developed in China |
| philosophy | a mind set, values, guidelines for living BUT NO WORSHIPPING |
| philosophy | a way of thinking - does NOT involve praying or worshipping anyone/anything |
| Qin Dynasty | China around 200 BCE - "Great Wall started" |
| Shang Dynasty | one of the earliest Chinese civilizations - known for writing (oracle bones) & bronze vessels |
| The Analects | the writings of Confucius |
| Zheng He | Chinese traveler - trader - in the 1400s .. Explored India ? often compared to Marco Polo & Christopher Columbus |
| Zhou Dynasty | China around 1500 BCE - adopted Confucianism & "Mandate of Heaven" |
