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China vocabulary
Vocabulary to study for History on monday.
| History | World History |
|---|---|
| Dynasty | A line of whom belong the same family. |
| Pictograph | Characters that stand for objects. |
| Aristocrat | Nobles whose wealth came from the land they owned. |
| Han Wudi | The Han Ruler that wanted talented people to run the government and created the Civil Service Examinations. |
| Acupuncture | Medical treatment that is done by putting thin needles into patients skin. |
| Liu Bang | The founder of the Han Dynasty. |
| Qin Shihuangdi | The Ruler of the Qin Dynasty |
| Legalism | A Chinese Philosophy that argued that people were evil and that the only way to create a peaceful society was through strict laws and harsh punishments. |
| Mandate of Heaven | A formal Order that came from heaven that gave to king the right to rule. |
| Ideographic | Characters that join two or more pictographs to represent an idea. |
| Silk Road | A large network of trade routes stretching 400 miles from western china to south west asia and europe. |
| Filial Piety | a social order that placed the needs and desires of the head of the family over their own. |
| Hanfeizi | The Chinese philosopher that developed the concepts of Legalism. |
| Bureaucracy | An organization of appointed officials who are responsible for different areas of government. |
| Daoism | A chinese Philosophy based on the teachings of Laozi that tells people how do behave by giving up worldly desires. |
| Dao | ’’The Way’’ or the ruler that ruled in a proper manner. |
| Laozi | The Founder of Daoism |
| Classical China | Ancient Chinese art or literature |
| Post Classical China | A time after Classical China |
| Bronze Casting | A sculpture made from another sculpture |
| Magnetic Compass | Another word for compass |
| Civil Service Protector | Branches of a government's administration. |
| Zhou | A chinese dynasty that wrote the oldest known chinese literature. |
| Confucius | A chinese philosopher of the century that is found of Confucianism |
| Han Fei Zi | Ancient chinese text |
| Merchant | Someone who sells something |
| Skilled tradesman | A smart trader |
| Acquire | To posses |
| Effect | Cause |
| Subcontinent | A large landmass that is smaller than a continent |
| Asia | A continent |
| China | A country |
| India | A continent |
| Continent | The world's main pieces of land. |
| Country | A nation with it's own government |
| Trade route | A route that people trade. For example, the Silk Road. |
| Monotheism | The belief in one god |
| Polytheism | The belief in many gods |
| Non-theism | The belief in no god. |
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