Vocabulary/Key Terms 1
ancient trade route between China and the Mediterraneans Sea linking China with the Roman Empire
Silk Road
Shang Dynasty
The Chinese belief that people were bad by nature and needed to be controlled
Legalism
ruler that practiced Legalism
Qin Shi Huang Di
1st dynasty
Shang Dynasty
detected earthquakes
seismoscope
This is a time of cultural development and achievement in ancient China.
Zhou Dynasty- Classical Age of China
A Chinese philosophy in which people live in a simple life in harmony with nature. Created by Lao Tzu
Taoism
Han Warrior Emperor who greatly expanded the empire. Conducted the First civil service examination in the world.
Wu Ti
2nd Dynasty
Zhou Dynasty
formal organization with a hierarchy of authority and a clear division of labor
bureaucracy
training people for governmental service
China's civil service
a philosophy that adheres to the teaching that people are basically good. It shows the government an orderly society with a moral code of conduct behind 5 basic human relationships.
Confucianism
Father-son
Elder-younger
Elder brother-younger brother
ruler-subject
philosopher
3rd dynasty
Qin dynasty
a group of over 8000 clay soldiers with weapons, wagons. Built to protect Emperor Qin's in the afterlife
terra-cotta army
practice of inserting fine needles through the skin at specific points to cure disease or relieve pain
acupuncture
AND what is one called who helps other reach nirvana?
Mahayana Buddhism
Bodhisattva
proverb
4th dynasty
Han dynasty
an ornate bronze vessel used in ancient China for cooking meat for sacrifices to the ancestors
ting
a political theory of ancient China in which those in power were given the right to rule from a divine source.
Mandate of Heaven:
1. New dynasty takes over
2. New dynasty sets up good and order in society
3. over time, the dynasty gets corrupt.
4. Natural disaster happens.
5. The people start to revolt and get angry.
6. Eventually the old dynasty loses the Mandate of Heaven.
7. The cycle is repeated as a new dynasty took over.
Biblical Truth in contrast to other religions studied
-Jesus is the Divine Son of God
-All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God
-all we like sheep have gone astray; Buddhists, Hndus, Confucianists, Legalists, and Christians- all humans- but God has laid our sin and punishments on Jesus when He was crucified.
-We could never perform well enough to earn God's love and approval. His love for us is demonstrated to us at our worst when we were His enemies.
-I'm accepted by grace, therefore I obey. People don't change with stricter punishments but by grace, truth, and love.
Matthew 10:37- what does Jesus say about family that is different than Confucianism?
Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me- Jesus.
Last question bonus for all groups
Imagine you are walking along the Silk Road- describe 3 different conversations that you would have and act it out.