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Ancient China Vocab

Words that have to do with China

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Shang Dynasty The Chinese dynasty that ruled the area around the Huang He from 1700 to 1122
Zhou Dynasty A line of rulers in China from about 1045 to 256 B.C.E.
Qin Dynasty 1st centralized government of China; established by the emperor Shihuangdi; responsible for beginning the Great Wall f China.
Han Dynasty The Chinese dynasty that ruled from about 206 B.C.E. to 220 C.E.
Mandate of Heaven A power or law believed to be granted by god.
Feudalism A system of government based on landowners and tenants.
Confucius Chinese philosopher whose ideas and sayings were collected after his death and became the basis of a philosopher of a physical doctrine know as Confucianism.
Confusianism A Chinese philosophy that emphasizes proper behavior.
Daoism(Taoism) A Chinese philosophy that emphasizes living in harmony with nature.
Yin and Yang One half of the Daoist concept of opposing forces of nature; the opposite of each other.
Shihuangdi Emperor of Qin Dynasty.
Legalism A Chinese philosophy that emphasizes strict obedience to laws.
Bureaucracy A complex system of officials and workers who manage the activities of a government; a system in which nonelected government officials are organized into specialized departments and operate according to fixed rules within a hierarchy of authority.
Civil Servant A person who works for a government.
Meritocracy A system in which advancement is based on individual ability or achievement and not on birth rights; rule by officials of proven imports.
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