Chapter 3 Vocab: China In Antiquity

12345678910111213
Across
  1. 4. a Chinese philosophy traditionally ascribed to the perhaps legendary Lao Zi, which holds that acceptance and spontaneity are the keys to harmonious interaction with the universal order; an alternative to Confucianism.
  2. 7. the integration of Confucian doctrine with Legalist practice under the Han dynasty in China; became the basis of Chinese political thought until the modern era.
  3. 10. men whose testicles have been removed. Eunuchs often played an important role at court in the Chinese imperial system, the Ottoman Empire, and the Mughal Dynasty, among others.
  4. 11. a system of thought based on the teachings of Confucius (551–479 BCE) that developed into the ruling ideology of the Chinese state.
  5. 13. a Neolithic society from near the Yellow River in China, sometimes identified by its painted pottery.
Down
  1. 1. the extension of filial piety to include care for the deceased, for instance, by burning replicas of useful objects to accompany them on their journey to the next world.
  2. 2. the theoretical pattern of land ownership in early China, named for the appearance of the Chinese character for “well,” in which farmland was divided into nine segments and a peasant family would cultivate one for its own use and cooperate with seven others to cultivate the ninth for the landlord.
  3. 3. a Chinese philosophy that argued that human beings were by nature evil and would follow the correct path only if coerced by harsh laws and stiff punishments. Adopted as official ideology by the Qin dynasty, it was later rejected but remained influential.
  4. 5. the justification for the rule of the Zhou dynasty in China. The king was charged to maintain order as a representative of Heaven, which was viewed as an impersonal law of nature.
  5. 6. in traditional China, in particular, a hierarchical system in which every family member has his or her place, subordinate to a patriarch who has certain reciprocal responsibilities.
  6. 8. the hypothesis that the Yellow River valley was the ancient heartland of Chinese civilization and that technological and cultural achievements radiated from there to other parts of East Asia. Recent discoveries of other early agricultural communities in China have led to some modification of the hypothesis to allow for other centers of civilization.
  7. 9. a Neolithic society from near the Yellow River in China, sometimes identified by its black pottery.
  8. 12. a Chinese philosophical concept, literally “the Way,” central to both Confucianism and Daoism, that describes the behavior proper to each member of society; somewhat similar to the Indian concept of dharma.