China in Antiquity Flashcards

Chapter Three Vocab
World History
Duiker/ Spielvoger Fourth Edition
Mr. Santos

210527709	Anelects	the body of writing containing conversations between Confucius and his disciples which preserves his worldly wisdom and pragmatic philosophies.
210527710	Dao	the way in Chinese, similar to dharma in India
210527711	divination	the practice of seeking to foretell future events by interpreting divine signs, which could appear in various forms, such as in entrails of animals, in patterns in smoke, or in dreams.
210527712	filial piety	Chinese concept that all members of the family were to subordinate their needs and desires to the patriarchical head of the family
210527713	oracle bones	ox or chicken bones or turtle shells that were used by Shang rulers for divination
210527714	patriarchal/patriarchy	a society in which the father is supreme in the clan or family; more generally, a society dominated by men.
210527715	yang	one of the chinese primary forces of the cosmos which represented good, light and male
210527716	yin	one of the chinese primary forces of the cosmos which represented evil, dark and female