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Ancient China

6th Grade

Term/QuestionDefinition/Answer
ancestor worship the honoring of their ancestors through offerings of wine, food, and sometimes human sacrifices
Why did people worship ancestors? dead ancestors had power to help or harm the living (they believed)
Writing characters stand for words
What happened to aging dynasties? floods, famine, earthquakes, invasions, armed bandits in the provinces or peasant revolts, losing mandate of heaven
aristocracy a government ruled by noble/wealthy families
meritocracy more different people from different ways of life (like farmers) get educated and could join the government
Feudal System A mutual relationship
In the Feudal System what did kings do for lords? gave pieces of land
In the Feudal System what did lords do for kings? gave advice, taxes, fought battles (for him)
In the Feudal System what did lords do for peasants? gave land to work on
In the Feudal System what did peasants do for lords? followed their rules, fought for them, paid taxes
Confucius philosophy teacher
What did Confucius say a superior person should do for an inferior person? set a good example and take care of inferior
What did Confucius say an inferior person should do for a superior person? be loyal and respect and obey superior
Dao way, as in “there is a way to nature”
What does Daoism say about way of nature? harmony comes from accepting this way of nature
According to Daoism, how should people live? live more naturally
According to Daoism, what did the best leaders do? ruled the least
Mandate of Heaven the belief that the ruler of China was chosen by the gods
Logographs characters that stand for numbers
Oracle Bones animal bones used to consult with the many ancestors
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