Matching Pairs WHI.3-4 Ancient China MatchOnline version WHI.3-4 Ancient China Match by Stephanie Campbell 1 loess 2 Confucianism 3 Shang Dynasty 4 Taoism 5 Qin Shi Huangdi 6 Dynasty 7 filial piety 8 9 10 Oracle Bones 11 Civil Service System 12 Mandate of Heaven 13 Silk Road The ancient Chinese would carve questions into bones or tortoise shells, heat them, and priests would read the answers. 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. 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. In Chinese history, it was the divine approval thought to be the basis of royal authority The yellow fertile soil that lines the Huang He River. 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 A characteristic of Chinese society that says you must respect your parents and elders In Chinese thought, the two powers that govern the natural rhythms of life The second dynasty of China who used bronze and established the mandate of heaven. A wall built to keep out northern invaders. The massive structure was completed under the reign of Shi Huangdi of the Qin Dynasty. The hiring of government officials based on merit A series of rulers from the same family