China Vocab Flashcards
A family that rules over the same land for an extended amount of time
Dynasty
People worshipped this supreme god during the Shan dynasty who took personal interest in the world and its people
Shang Di
A prediction of the future. During Shang Dynasty use bones to predict normal things like weather
Oracle
The belief that if a king ruled well, the god favored home but of he didn’t the gods favored a different person who would overthrow him to justify their over throw of the Shang dynasty
Mandate of Heaven
Heaven, good behavior, and good government
Tian
An economic system in which nobles own the farmland and peasants work it; for example, the system in ancient China
Feudalism
Nobles land and the farms surrounding it with its own independent ruler
Feudal state
Different forms of a language making communication complicated
Dialect
Idea of a man who lived from 551-497 or Confucius emphasizing such values as family tradition and mutual respect
Confucianism
Idea of Confucianism or one person existing in harmony with another or humanness
Ren
Belief that people are evil and need a strict government and harsh punishments to be kept under control
Legalism
Belief in universal love for everyone
Moism
A type of organization structured like a pyramid with one person at the top and many on the bottom
Bureaucracy
Control of what people read or write or hear or see; efforts to prohibit free expression of ideas
Censorship
The balance between dark and light
Yin Yang
