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ancient china
Question | buzz word |
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a member of an upper class of society usually made up of hereditary nobility | aristocrats |
a military commander exercising civil power by force usually in a limited area | warlord |
a person that someone is descended | ancestor |
a symbol in a writing system based on pictures | pictograph |
a symbol in writing system that represents a thing or idea | ideograph |
a group of nonelected government officials | bureaucracy |
having title or possessions by reason of birth | hereditary |
the belief that the Chinese kings right to rule came from the gods | mandate of heaven |
Chinese system of beliefs which describes the way a king must rule | Dao |
a system of beliefs based on teachings of Confucius | Confucianism |
a Chinese philosophy that stressed the importance of laws | legalism |
the responsibility children have to respect,obey,and care for there parents | filial piety |
an official who watches for correct behavior | censor |
something such as coins or paper money that is used as amedium of exchange | currency |
a farmer who works land owned by someone else and pays rent in cash or as a share of the crop | tenant farmer |
originally a Chinese practice of inserting fine needles through the skin at specific points to treat disease or reliever pain | acupuncture |