ancient china vocab Flashcards
veneration
great respect
dynasty circle
each china dynasty rises, peaks, and falls to the next dynasty
confucianism
chinese belief in ancestor worship and virtue
legalisim
excessive conformity to the law
daoism
belief that humans and animals should live in peace with the universe
five relationships
ruler and subject, father and son, elder brother and younger brother, husband and wife, friend and friend
monopoly
when there is a single seller in the market
clans
group of chinese people sharing common ancestry
philosophy
system of moral, social, political, and religious thought
expansionism
states obtaining greater territory
acupuncture
inserting needles through certain points on the body as a medical treatment