Ancient China Vocabulary
Oracle A prediction
Lords People of high rank
Peasants Farmers with small farms
Confucianism The ideas of Confucius; ethics (moral values) important
Daoism Stressed living in harmony with the Dao, the guiding force of all reality
Legalism The belief that people were bad by nature and needed to be controlled
Great Wall of China Barrier across China’s northern frontier; 1,500 miles long
Seismograph A device that measures the strength of an earthquake
“Silk Road” 4,000 mile long network of trade routes between China and the Mediterranean Sea (Roman Empire)
Diffusion The spread of ideas from one culture to another