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Ancient China Vocab

Explore key concepts from Ancient China, including oracle bones used for divination, a practice aimed at foreseeing the future through supernatural means. Learn about the Mandate of Heaven, a political theory justifying rulers' authority as divinely ordained. Discover the dynastic cycle that governed the rise and fall of dynasties from the first imperial families to the early 20th century. Understand the significance of loess, the nutrient-rich silt from the Huang He river that helped fertilize Ancient China's agriculture.

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Ancient China Vocab

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  1. Ancient China Vocab • Section 2.4

  2. Oracle Bones • Oracle bones are pieces of shell or bone, normally from ox scapulae or turtle plastrons, which were used for divination in ancient China.

  3. Divination • The practice of seeking knowledge of the future, or the unknown, by supernatural means.

  4. Mandate of Heaven • A political theory of ancient China in which those in power were given the right to rule from a divine (god or gods) source.

  5. Dynastic Cycle • The pattern of rise, fall, and replacement of dynasties (a series of rulers from the same family) in China. • The dynastic cycle first began in Ancient China and lasted all the way up until the early 1900s.

  6. Loess • Deposited by the Huang He river and blown by winds across the deserts of China, this rich silt helped to fertilize the soil of Ancient China.

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