Chapter 7 Vocabulary

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seismograph

a soft, light, and highly valued fabric developed in China.

a device that measures the strength of and earthquake.

a network of trade routes that stretched across Asia from China to the Mediterranean Sea.

the Chinese practice of inserting fine needles through the skin at specific points to cure disease.

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Silk Road

the way something is set up or organized.

he spread of ideas from one culture to another.

a network of trade routes that stretched across Asia from China to the Mediterranean Sea.

a new idea, method, or device.

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oracle

a farmer with a small farm.

a person of high rank who owned land but owed loyalty to his king.

Chinese philosopher he was the most influential teacher in Chinese history.

a prediction by a wise person, or a person who makes a prediction.

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Shi Huangdi

Chinese philosopher he was the most influential teacher in Chinese history.

a philosophy that developed in China and stressed the belief that one should live in harmony with the Dao, the guiding force of all reality.

Chinese philosopher, he was the most famous Daoist teacher.

Ruler of China, he united China for the fire time. He built roads and canals and began The Great Wall Of China.

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vary

the way a task is accomplished.

a new idea, method, or device.

the way something is set up or organized.

to be different.

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Legalism

the Chinese belief that people were bad by nature and needed to be controlled.

a barrier made of walls across China’s northern frontier.

a device that uses the position of shadows cast by the sun to tell the time of day.

Ruler of China, he united China for the fire time. He built roads and canals and began The Great Wall Of China.

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Laozi

Chinese philosopher, he was the most famous Daoist teacher.

Ruler of China, he united China for the fire time. He built roads and canals and began The Great Wall Of China.

the Chinese belief that people were bad by nature and needed to be controlled.

a barrier made of walls across China’s northern frontier.

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Confucius

Chinese philosopher he was the most influential teacher in Chinese history.

a philosophy based on the ideas of Confucius that focuses on morality, family order, social harmony, and government.

moral values

a philosophy that developed in China and stressed the belief that one should live in harmony with the Dao, the guiding force of all reality.

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innovation

The spread of ideas from one culture to another.

a new idea, method, or device.

the way a task is accomplished.

to be different.

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Daoism

a philosophy that developed in China and stressed the belief that one should live in harmony with the Dao, the guiding force of all reality.

Ruler of China, he united China for the fire time. He built roads and canals and began The Great Wall Of China.

the Chinese belief that people were bad by nature and needed to be controlled.

Chinese philosopher, he was the most famous Daoist teacher.

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peasants

a farmer with a small farm.

Chinese philosopher he was the most influential teacher in Chinese history.

a philosophy based on the ideas of Confucius that focuses on morality, family order, social harmony, and government.

moral values

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lords

a person of high rank who owned land but owed loyalty to his king.

moral values

a farmer with a small farm.

Chinese philosopher he was the most influential teacher in Chinese history.

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sundial

a device that measures time.

a device that uses the position of shadows cast by the sun to tell the time of day.

a device that measures the strength of and earthquake.

a device that measures how long something is.

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structure

the way a task is accomplished.

a network of trade routes that stretched across Asia from China to the Mediterranean Sea.

the way something is set up or organized.

a new idea, method, or device.

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jade

a person of high rank who owned land but owed loyalty to his king.

a farmer with a small farm.

a hard gemstone often used in jewelry

a prediction by a wise person, or a person who makes a prediction.

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procedure

The spread of ideas from one culture to another.

the way something is set up or organized.

the way a task is accomplished.

to be different.

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diffusion

the way a task is accomplished.

to be different.

The spread of ideas from one culture to another.

the way something is set up or organized. a new idea, method, or device.

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acupuncture

a soft, light, and highly valued fabric developed in China.

the Chinese practice of inserting fine needles through the skin at specific points to cure disease.

a network of trade routes that stretched across Asia from China to the Mediterranean Sea.

a device that measures the strength of and earthquake.

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Great Wall

a barrier made of walls across China’s northern frontier.

protection of Central West China built by Shi Habucian

a barrier made of walls across China's western frontier.

a barrier made of stones and glass across China's northern frontier.