Ancient China Vocabulary

4,000 mile long network of routes stretched westward from China to the Mediterranean Sea

a device that measures the strength of an earthquake

practice of inserting fine needles through the skin at specific points to cure disease or pain

people of high rank

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

a prediction

a soft, light, highly valued fabric

a hard gemstone

a philosophy based on the ideas of Confucius that focuses or morality, family order, etc.

moral values

Chinese philosopher; the most famous Daoist teacher

uses the position of shadows cast by the sun to tell the time of day

Chinese philosopher, he emphasized ethical behavior for individuals and governments.

ruler of China; united China for the first time, built roads/canals, and began the Great Wall

philosophy that developed in China; stressed a belief that one should live in harmony with Dao

the spread of ideas from one culture to another

a barrier that linked earlier walls across China's northern frontier

farmers with small farms