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Early China Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a leader who has his own army | warlord |
| a person who belongs to the highest class of society | aristocrat |
| pictograph | a symbol in a writing system based on pictures |
| a symbol in a writing system that represents a thing or an idea | ideograph |
| a group of non-elected government officials | beaucracy |
| having title or position by reason of birth | hereditary |
| belief that the Chinese king's right to rule came from the gods | Mandate of Heaven |
| Chinese's system of beliefs that describes the way a king must rule | Dao |
| a system of beliefs based on the teachings of Confucius; duty is central idea | Confucianism |
| Chinese' philosophy focused on obtaining long life and living in harmony with nature. | Daoism |
| A Chineses philosophy based on the importance of laws | legalism |
| a group of people at a similar culture, economic, or educational level. | social class |
| the responsibility children have to respect, obey, and care for there parents | filial piety |
| an official who made sure that government workers did there jobs. | censor |
| something that is used as money | currency |
| government work | civil service |
| a farmer who works land owned by someone else | tenant farmer |
| Chinese practice of inserting fine needles through the skin to treat disease or relieve pain | acupuncture |