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China
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| loess | yellow-brown soil deposited when the river floods |
| ancestor | a relative from whom one is descended |
| Confucianism | a belief system based on the ideas of the Chinese thinker Confucius that stresses respect for elders |
| Legalism | an ancient Chinese philosophy stating that a strong leader and a strong legal system, not moral values, are needed to create social order |
| Daoism | a philosophy of following the Dao, that is, the natural way of the universe |
| Mandate of Heaven | in ancient China, the presumed right to rule given to a dynasty by Heaven, the highest force of nature |
| patriarchy | society in which men rule their families, and people trace their origins through male ancestors |
| filial piety | the devotion of children to their parents |
| ancestor worship | practice of honoring the spirits of the dead |
| Silk Road | network of trade routes connecting the east and west; gets its name from the silk trade carried along its length |