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China Vocabulary 1
Assignment
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mandate of Heaven | The idea that there could be only one legitimate ruler of China at a time, and that this ruler had the blessing of the gods. |
| Dao | A way or a path. |
| Filial piety | An attitude of respect for parents and ancestors |
| pictograph | A pictorial symbol for a word or phrase. |
| ideograph | The representation of ideas by graphic symbols. |
| Confucianism | A system of social and ethical philosophy. |
| Daoism | a diverse philosophical and religious tradition, emphasizing harmony with the Tao |
| Legalism | Dependence on moral law rather than on personal religious faith. |
| philosophy | The study of the basic ideas about knowledge, truth, right and wrong, religion, and the nature and meaning of life. |
| ethical | Pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality. |