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Ancient China
Term | Definition |
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aristocrat | a member of an upper class of society, usually made up of hereditary nobility |
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 |
Mandate of Heaven | the belief that the Chinese king’s right to rule came from the gods |
tenant farmer | a farmer who works land owned by someone else and pays rent in cash or as a share of the crop |