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Ancient China
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A line of rulers who belong to the same family. | dynasty |
| Noble whose wealth came from land ownership. | aristocrat |
| Characters used in the early Chinese writing that stand for objects. | pictograph |
| A character in the Chinese writing that joins two or more pictographs to represent an idea. | ideograph |
| A group of annointed officials who are responsible for different areas of government. | bureaucracy |
| The proper way kings were expected to rule under the Mandate of Heaven. | Dao |
| A formal order. | mandate |
| According to Zhou rulers, this heavenly law gave the Zhou king the power to rule. | Mandate of Heaven |