Unit 11: China Visual Vocabulary

A hard gemstone often used in jewelry. JADE A hard gemstone often used in jewelry.

HUANG HE A RIVER THAT FLOWS FROM THE KUNLUN MOUNTAINS TO THE YELLOW SEA. ALSO CALLED THE YELLOW RIVER

CHANG JIANG RIVER THE LONGEST RIVER IN ASIA, FLOWING THROUGH EASTERN CHINA. ALSO CALLED THE YANGTZE RIVER.

A BARRIER BUILT ON THE CHANG JIANG TO CONTROL FLOODING. THREE GORGES DAM A BARRIER BUILT ON THE CHANG JIANG TO CONTROL FLOODING.

Oracle A group of inscribed animal bones and shells discovered in China and used originally in divination by the ancient Chinese, especially during the Shang dynasty.

Confucius He was a Chinese scholar who created a code of behavior based on traditional values. He taught that people must do what is right. Confucianism is a belief system based on the teachings of Confucius,

Daoism A Chinese belief system based on the idea of natural order in the world. Dao is the force that guides the whole universe, according to Daoism.

LAOZI THE MOST FAMOUS DAOIST TEACHER. CREDITED WITH WRITING THE BASIC TEXT OF DAOISM: “THE WAY AND ITS POWER.”

THE BELIEF THAT PEOPLE WERE BAD BY NATURE AND NEEDED TO BE CONTROLLED. LEGALISM THE BELIEF THAT PEOPLE WERE BAD BY NATURE AND NEEDED TO BE CONTROLLED.

A BARRIER MADE OF WALLS ACROSS CHINA’S NORTHERN FRONTIER. THE GREAT WALL A BARRIER MADE OF WALLS ACROSS CHINA’S NORTHERN FRONTIER.

SHI HUANGDI FIRST EMPEROR OF THE QIN DYNASTY. HE CREATED A STRONG GOVERNMENT WITH STRICT LAWS AND PUNISHMENTS.

SILK ROAD A NETWORK OF TRADE ROUTES THAT STRETCHED ACROSS ASIA FROM CHINA TO THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA.

SHANG DYNASTY FIRST DYNASTY: 1500’S B.C. LOCATED IN NORTHERN CHINA SOCIAL ORDER BECAME MORE ORGANIZED UNDER THIS DYNASTY.

ZHOU DYNASTY SECOND DYNASTY LASTED LONGER THAN ANY OTHER DYNASTY IN CHINESE HISTORY.

QIN DYNASTY THIRD DYNASTY. DEFEATED ALL WARRING STUATES AND UNIFIED THE COUNTRY UNDER A SINGLE GOVERNMENT.

HAN DYNASTY FOURTH DYNASTY. TOOK CONTROL AFTER SEVERAL YEARS OF FIGHTING AFTER THE FALL OF THE QIN DYNASTY.

DIFFUSION THE SPREAD OF IDEAS FROM ONE CULTURE TO ANOTHER.