Flashcards: Vocabulary#14
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Created by:
titansforever on January 30, 2012
Subjects:
Ancient China - SS Chapters 7 & 12
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 aristocrat | nobles whose wealth came from the land they owned |
| pictograph | characters that stand for objects |
| ideograph | another kind of character used in chinese writing that uses more than 1 pictograph to represent an idea |
| bureaucracy | made up of appointed officials who are responsible for different areas of government |
| mandate | formal order |
| Dao | the proper "way" for the king to rule |
| Confufucianism | system of beliefs introduced by the Chinese thinker Confucious; taught that people needed to have a sense of duty to their family and community in order to bring peace to scoiety |
| Daoism | Chinese philosophy based on the teachings of Laozi, taught that people should turn to nature and give up their worldly concerns |
| Legalism | Chinese philosophy developed by Hanfeizi; taught that humans are naturally evil and therefore need to be ruled by harsh laws |
| acupuncture | the process of sticking thin needles into a patient's skin to relieve pain |
| warlord | military leader who runs a goverment |
| economy | organized way in which people produce, sell, and buy goods and services |
| reform | change that tries to bring out an improvement |
| monastery | religious community where monks live and work |
| porcelain | type if ceramic ware that is made of fine clay and baked at high temperatures |
| calligraphy | the art of producing beautiful handwriting |
| tribe | group of related families |
| steppe | wide, rolling, grassy plain |
| terror | violent actions that are meant to scare people into surrendering |
| treason | disloyalty to the government |
| census | a count of the number of people |
| barbarian | an uncivilized person |