Ancient China

Ancient China

Analects

The collected sayings and teaching of Confucius

Bronze Age

3300-1200 B.C. time when people made wepons and tools from bronze.

Calligraphy

Artistic form of ancient Chinese Writing.

Confucius

influental Chinese teacher and philospher

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

landscaping

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 Philosphy

Terracotta Army

A collection of 7-thousand life-sized sculptures made from pottery in the tomb of Shi Huangdi

Wattle and daub

building technique using wood and soil utilized by the ancient Chinese.

Zhou Dynasty

1046-256 B.C. China’s longest Dynasty.