Relier Pairs WHI.3-4 Ancient China MatchVersion en ligne WHI.3-4 Ancient China Match par Stephanie Campbell 1 2 Silk Road 3 Qin Shi Huangdi 4 Taoism 5 Dynasty 6 Civil Service System 7 8 Mandate of Heaven 9 Confucianism 10 filial piety 11 Oracle Bones 12 Shang Dynasty 13 loess The ancient Chinese would carve questions into bones or tortoise shells, heat them, and priests would read the answers. The hiring of government officials based on merit The system of ethics, education, and statesmanship taught by Confucius and his disciples, stressing love for humanity, ancestor worship, reverence for parents, and harmony in thought and conduct. A characteristic of Chinese society that says you must respect your parents and elders The yellow fertile soil that lines the Huang He River. Leader of the Qin Dynasty most known for the Great Wall of China and the Terra Cotta Soldiers who protect his tomb. A trade route that stretched from China to the Mediterranean Sea. It allowed for the trading of goods and ideas across many cultures. A wall built to keep out northern invaders. The massive structure was completed under the reign of Shi Huangdi of the Qin Dynasty. A series of rulers from the same family popular Chinese philosophical system that one should live in harmony with nature. It was based in teachings of Lao-tzu but characterized by a pantheism of many gods and the practices of alchemy and divination and magic The second dynasty of China who used bronze and established the mandate of heaven. In Chinese thought, the two powers that govern the natural rhythms of life In Chinese history, it was the divine approval thought to be the basis of royal authority