Ancient China Vocabulary

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  1. 6. a Chinese philosophy based on the teachings of Laozi
  2. 9. honoring ancestors through rituals, such as offering food and wine to the dead
  3. 12. the ruling family in China from about 221-210 BCE who ruled with legalist beliefs
  4. 14. a Chinese philosophy or system of ethics, education, and statesmanship taught by Confucius
  5. 16. Chinese philosopher and teacher whose beliefs became known as confucianism
  6. 18. this was a divine right to rule as part of the dynastic cycle
  7. 19. cycle the rise and fall of dynasties
  8. 21. one half of the Daoist concept of opposing forces of nature meaning "sunlit";
  9. 22. a Chinese philosophy developed by Hanfeizi
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  1. 1. ruling family in China from about 1045 - 256 BCE
  2. 2. the founder of Daoism
  3. 3. a stream that feeds into a larger river
  4. 4. the Confucian text
  5. 5. the ruler of a group of people
  6. 7. a family of rulers that maintain power from one generation to the next
  7. 8. the ruling family in China from about 1700- 1122 BCE
  8. 10. fine particles of rock carried by rivers that makes the land fertile
  9. 11. a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school of thought
  10. 13. the ruling family of China from about 206 BCE - 220 CE
  11. 15. one half of the Daoist concept of opposing forces of nature meaning "shaded";
  12. 17. a large group of friends and families who claim a common ancestor
  13. 20. servant a person who works for a government