A | B |
Wu Zhao | Only empress of China |
Grand Canal | Connected 2 major rivers |
Civil Service | System used to hire talented government officials |
Silk Road | Major land route for trade between China and the West |
Moveable Type | Technology that makes printing faster and easier |
Gentry | Wealthy land-owning upper class |
Foot-binding | Painful process forced on girls of imperial China |
The Three Teachings | Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism |
Confucianism | Philosophy of Social Order |
Taoism | Philosophy of Balance and Nature |
Buddhism | Religion based on nirvana |
Siddhartha Gautama | Creator of Buddhism |
Four Noble Truths | Connection between suffering and desire |
Eightfold Path | Steps to end desire |
Tao Te Ching | Book of Taoism |
Lao Zi (Lao Tzu) | Creator of Taoism |
Yin and Yang | Positive and negative forces of the universe |
Tao | Unifying force of the universe (nothingness) |
Chi | Balance |