ancient china

Analects

the cikkected sayings and teachings of Confucius.

Bronze Age

(3300-1200B.C.) time when people made weapons and tools from bronze.

Calligraphy

Artistic form of ancient Chinese writing.

Confucius

Influential ancient Chinese teacher and philosopher.

Dynasty

A ruling family

Great Wall

Military fortification built to stop other people from invading China.

Huang River Valley

Area surrounding the Huang River in China.

Jade

Hard, green-colored stone used in carving.

Landscape

A painting of a natural scene

Loess

Yellowish soil from the Gobi Desert.

Oracle bones

Animal bones used for predicting the future.

Pictograph

A picture that stands for a word.

Shang Dynasty

First dynasty in China.

Taoism

ancient Chinese philosophy

Terracotta Army

Collection of seven thousand life-sized sculptures madeuangdi from in the tomb of Shi H

wattle and daub

building technique using wood and soil utilized by the ancient Chinese

Zhou Dynasty

(1046-256 B.C.) China’s longest dynasty