ABC Chinese History By William Massey

is for Acupuncture A Chinese medical practice or procedure to treat illnesses by inserting needles into the body. The theory is that there is energy called Gi that flows throughout the body, when this energy is disputed it causes disease. So the needles are placed in certain places to retain the flow. When having this done to you, you usually do not feel the needles being inserted This was an invention

Buddhism Is for A religion originated in India from Buddha. Buddhism is a religion where the followers worship Buddha ( which was Siddhartha Gautama ) The two branches are Theravada ( “The school of Elders” ) and Mahayara ( “The Great Vehicle” ) This was during the Han Dynasty

Is for Confucianism Confucianism is a philosophical system developed from the philosopher Confucius’ teachings The core of this religion is humanism, which states that humans can be taught.

Is for Daoism Daoism used to be known as Taoism. The term Tao means path or way. The actual definition is the philosophical system evolved by Laozi and Chuang-tzu, advocating aide of complete simplicity and naturalness and non-interference with the course of natural event, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao. Based off Confucianism

Is for Emperor The male supreme ruler of an empire Could be called “The Son of Heavan” Emperors from the same family would then be called a dynasty A Qin Dynasty Emperor

Is for Farmers Farming was very vital in China The first farming communities practiced part-time agriculture in patches of small land, the food grown had varying levels of dependence from the farmers because they also had livestock at their disposal to eat. Other small settlements have been happening all over the world also. This started during the Han dynasty’s rule

Is for Great Flood This was a major flood that continued for two generations. The flood caused storms and famine ( because it ruined the crops ) The flood was key to understanding the Xia Dynasty

Is for Himalayas The highest peak is Mt.Everest The Himalayas are some of the highest peaks in the world A mountain range that extends about 1500 miles and borders India and China These mountains are part of China's geography

Is for Import To bring something into a new place Smuggled good must be included in the import report In this era we see many things that are made in China Imports to China came through the silk road

Is for Jade The most valuable form of jade stone is imperial jade The name Jade comes from two different types of rocks The English word jade comes from a Spanish word Jade was a valuable piece on the silk road

Is for King Wu His reign was from 1046-1043 BC His ancestral name was Ji and his real name was Fa He was the first king in the Zhou dynasty

Is for Loess A yellowish or calcareous deposit formed by wind Loess is a sedimentary rock where dust has accumulated over time The word is of German origin and means loose, it was first applied to Rhine River Valley about 1821 Losses are a type of geography because they are rock formations

Is for Meridians A type of medicine like acupuncture There are about 400 acupuncture points and 20 Meridian points ( most not all) connected 649 of the acupuncture points were recognized by China This type of acupuncture was made on the late Shang Dynasty

Is for Naivety The state of being pure or natural ( in the olden days ) This would be an achievement because it would be good to be pure

Is for Oracle A person who delivers a high or highly regarded and influential announcements Oracles came around in the Shang Dyanasty

Pictograph A pictorial sign or symbol Pictographs is a form of writing This is an invention

Qin Dynasty This dynasty isn't last very long even though it had a very good military This was the Qin dynasty

Responsibility Usually everyone in Ancient China had there own responsibilities The Zhou dynasty had very responsible rulers

Silk Silk is a valuable product made in China The silk was made from silkworms This was usually sold on the Silk Road, I wonder why

Taklamakan (Tah klah mak an) A very big dessert in China This dessert was usually cold at about -4 F This is part of China's Geography

Hu Hai This man was a rule in the Qin dynasty

Virtue The Qin dynasty had the Virtue of becoming a dynasty. If a lot of Kings had not died they would never had become

Writing In 2007 archeologist reported finding writing on shells in China, these were considered oracle bones The Chinese invented their own writing

Xia dynasty This Dynasty was the first dynasty in traditional Chinese history

Yin and Yang These two symbols are like night and day but can never be separated This symbol came around in the Han dynasty

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Zhou Dynasty This was the longest lasting of Chinese Dynasty's