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China Vocabulary 1
Assignment
Term | Definition |
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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. |