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Social Studies Vocab
Chinese vocabulary words that will help to understand ancient china.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Warlord | a military commander exercising civil power by force, usually in a limited area. |
| aristocrats | a member of an upper class of society, usually made of hereditary nobility. |
| ancestor | A person that someone is descended from. |
| pictographs | A symbol in a writing system based on pictures. |
| ideographs | A symbol in a writing system that represents a thing or an idea. |
| bureaucracy | A group of non-elected government officials. |
| hereditary | Having title or possession by reason of birth. |
| Mandate of Heaven | The belief that the Chinese king's right to rule came from the gods. |
| Dao | Chinese system of beliefs which describes the way a king must rule. |
| Confucianism | A system of beliefs based on the teachings of Confucius. |
| Daoism | A Chinese philosophy concerned with obtaining long life and living in harmony with nature. |
| legalism | A Chinese philosophy that stressed the importance of laws. |
| filial piety | The responsibility children have to respect, obey, and care for their parents. |
| censor | An official who watches others for correct behavior. |
| currency | Something, such as coins or paper money, that is used as a medium or exchange. |
| civil service | The administrative service or government |
| tenant farmer | A farmer who works land owned by someone else and pays rent in cash or as a share of the crop. |
| acupuncture | Originally, a Chinese practice of inserting fine needles through the skin at specific points to treat disease or relieve pain. |