Ancient China Vocabulary

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  1. 3. The philosophical belief that humans are selfish is known as ______.
  2. 6. The “______ of heaven” explained why a particular dynasty held power.
  3. 7. ______ represented abstract concepts such as “up” and “down”.
  4. 10. The Zhou _____ ruled for the longest period in Chinese history.
  5. 11. A philosophy about the natural way of the universe is known as ______.
  6. 12. Ancient Chinese people carved ______ onto bones and shells.
  7. 13. Daoists believe that humans are the only species that disobeys the ______.
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  1. 1. The idea of ______ was founded by Confucius.
  2. 2. ______ is the duty of every adult child in China.
  3. 4. Ancient Chinese ______ were generally landowners who collected rent from their tenants.
  4. 5. The Ancient Chinese societal hierarchy was known as the ______ (fengjian, 封建).
  5. 8. The ______ of the Han Dynasty was very organized.
  6. 9. Rulers used their “_______” to explain why they had power.