Chinese History

Question 1

dynasty

Answer 1

series of rulers that are members of the same family

Question 2

Mandate of Heaven

Answer 2

approval from the gods to rule over China

Question 3

dynastic cycle

Answer 3

pattern of the rise, fall, and replacement of ruling Chinese dynasties

Question 4

filial piety

Answer 4

respect for their parents or elders

Question 5

bureaucracy

Answer 5

a system of departments and agencies formed to carry out the work of a government

Question 6

human capital

Answer 6

knowledge, skills, and talent a person possesses

Question 7

investment in human capital

Answer 7

efforts to acquire and improve human capital

Question 8

Shinto

Answer 8

native Japanese religion meaning “way of the gods” and focuses on worshiping nature and ancestor gods.

Question 9

etiquette

Answer 9

code of correct behavior and appearance, was extremely important

Question 10

feudalism

Answer 10

social and economic system in which peasant farmers worked land for

Question 11

samurai

Answer 11

loyal warriors who lived according to a demanding code of behavior called Bushido.

Question 12

Bushido

Answer 12

“way of the warrior” samurai was expected to show reckless courage, reverence for the gods, fairness, and generosity toward those weaker than himself.

Question 13

daimyo

Answer 13

territorial lords who protected those loyal to them with a private army of samurai.

Question 14

kabuki

Answer 14

dramas, in which actors in elaborate costumes using music, dance, and mime, performed skits about urban life.

Question 15

haiku

Answer 15

type of poetry that does not express ideas but presents images