1. Buddhism
A religion based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, they believed there were 8 basics laws to guide people to live a life not to easy but not too strict.

2. Confucianism
A philosophy taught by Confucius that stressed proper relationships and respect

3. The spread of ethnic ideas and customs to other areas of the world.
Cultural Diffusion
The spread of ethnic ideas and customs to other areas of the world.

4. Daoism
A philosophy whose name means “the Way (to happiness)”, they believed that all should live in harmony with nature

5. A series of rulers from the same family
Dynasty
A series of rulers from the same family

6. Filial Piety
A teaching of Confucianism, it was a belief that children should respect and show devotion to their parents.

7. Time in ancient China when Liu Bang ended civil war and reunited China
Han Dynasty
Time in ancient China when Liu Bang ended civil war and reunited China

8. A philosophy stressing the strict use of laws to control behavior
Legalism
A philosophy stressing the strict use of laws to control behavior

9. Ancient Chinese belief that a ruler had the gods’ approval
Mandate of Heaven
Ancient Chinese belief that a ruler had the gods’ approval

10. A bone or shell used in Shang Dynasty religious rituals
Oracle Bone
A bone or shell used in Shang Dynasty religious rituals

11. A picture or drawing that represents a word or an idea
pictograph
A picture or drawing that represents a word or an idea

12. Way of looking at life and thinking about things
philosophy
Way of looking at life and thinking about things

13. Qin Dynasty
Time in ancient China when Shi Huangdi was emperor and built the Great Wall.

14. An expensive and rare fabric that the Chinese made and traded
Silk
An expensive and rare fabric that the Chinese made and traded

15. An overland trade route that linked China to the west
Silk Roads
An overland trade route that linked China to the west

16. Time in ancient China when writing using pictographs was invented.
Shang Dynasty
Time in ancient China when writing using pictographs was invented.

17. Emperor of the Qin Dynasty who built the Great Wall
Shi Huangdi
Emperor of the Qin Dynasty who built the Great Wall

18. Warring States
A period from 481 BCE to 221 BCE of great conflict and war in Ancient China.

19. Involving the continents of Asia and Europe
Trans-Eurasian
Involving the continents of Asia and Europe
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