Ancient China Vocab.
China's natural boundaries made it
Isolated
First emperor that was buried with army to protect him in the after life, cruel leader
Shi Huangdi
Mythological first Chinese Dynasty
Xia (shee-AH)
Item the world wanted only made in China
Silk
Animals most used on the Road
Camels
A line of rulers from same family
Dynasty
Ruler that tried to tame the Yellow river from flooding
Ur or Yu
Emerged along the banks of the Yellow River and China's first dynasty
Shang
Groups travelled in these along the Silk road
Caravans
Item from elephants making them endangered today
Ivory
Used to consult the gods in ancient China
Oracle bones
He believed that Chinese society was breaking down, taught respect for authority and one another
Confucius
Longest ruling Dynasty about 800 years
Zhou
These routes led across the Indian Ocean and East Africa across the Pacific Ocean, another name for sea routes
Maritime
Used to mask the flavor of spoiled food
Spices
The respect that children owe their parents and ancestors
Filial Piety
Peasant the rose to be leader of the Han Dynasty
Liu Bang (lee-oo bahng)
Empire divided into 36 areas governed by officials selected by emperor
Qin (Chin)
Exchanging or trading goods
Bartering
Designs on rugs represented this
Nomadic tribe to which it belonged
Another name for baked clay
Soldiers made of it in tomb
Terra Cotta
Expanded the empire's boundaries nearly to the size of what is today China. Hint: (Buzz Lightyear's buddy)
Wudi (Woo-dee)
Replaced Legalism dynasty back to Confucianism, led by peasant leader
Han
Religion introduced to China along the silk road
Buddhism
Artifacts have been found from these ancient places. Archeologists believe trading evolved long before told
Ancient India and Mesopotamia
Another name for poor farmers
Peasents
Dynasty that won the Warring states
Qin (Chin)
When a Dynasty falls or ends
Dynastic Cycle
Ideas spread from one culture to another
Cultural Diffusion
Name of the 21,000 gold piece collection found on the Silk Road in 1970's
Bactrian Hoard