Ancient China 1
The highest class in society, often born into class
What is Aristocracy?
An independent ruler with great power and rank
What is an Emperor?
The idea that humans were evil by nature and it was necessary to use harsh laws and punishments
What is Legalism?
Who is Ganesh?
A practice used by the Egyptians; drying of a dead body to prevent rotting
What is mummification?
A process used in ancient times to create bronze sculptures
What is bronze casting?
One of the most important creations with the bronze casting; represented a protective force against evil spirits
What are Taotie Masks?
A series of walls made of stones and brick along the norther border of China used to stop the Mongols
What is the Great Wall?
Divided Indian society into varnas
What is the Caste System?
A long, lasting paper-like material
What is papyrus?
Pieces of turtle bone or shell used to try to predict future events by supernatural means
What are Oracle Bones?
The ideas and philosophy of Confucius
What is Confucianism?
The spread of goods, ideas, and technology from one cultre to another
What is diffusion?
A religion based on the teachings of the Buddha
Life after death
What is the afterlife?
The belief that Heaven kept order in the universe through the Zhou king
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
A collection of ideas and saying attributed by the Chinese philosopher Confucius
A military and civil commander, having control of an area due to the presence of an army
What is a Warlord?
Seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons
What are monsoons?
A stone coffin, typically adorned with a scultpure or inscription
what is a Sarcophagus?
Grown as a cereal crop
What is Millet?
The modern-day version of Confucianism; based on the teachings of Laozi
A massive collection of clay sculptures representing the army of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor
What is the terracotta army?
A written and spoken language developed by Aryans
What is sanskrit
The City where the Great Pyramids are located
What is Giza?