Chp 10 China Flashcards

1
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A military commander exercising civil power by force usually in limited area

A

Warlord

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2
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A member at an upper class of society usually made up of hereditary nobility

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Aristocrat

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3
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A person that is descended from

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Ancestors

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4
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A symbol in a writing system based on pictures

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Pictograph

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5
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A symbol in a writing system that represents a thing or an idea

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Ideograph

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6
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A group of non-elected government officials

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Bureaucracy

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7
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Having a title or possession by reason of birth

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Hereditary

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8
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The belief that the Chinese kings right to rule came from the gods

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Mandate of heaven

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9
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Chinese system of beliefs which describes the way a king must rule

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Dao

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10
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A system of beliefs based on the teachings of Confucius

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Confucianism

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11
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A Chinese philosophy concerned with obtaining long life and living in harmony with nature

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Daoism

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12
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A Chinese philosophy that stressed the importance of laws

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Legalism

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13
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The responsibility children have to respect, obey, and care for their parents

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Filial piety

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14
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An official who watches others for correct behavior

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Censor

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15
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Co,thing such as coin or paper money, that is used as a medium of exchange

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Currency

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16
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The administrative service of a government

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Civil service

17
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A farmer who works land owned by someone else and pays rent in cash or as a share of the crop

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Tenant farmer

18
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Originally, a Chinese practice of inserting fine needles through the skin of specific points to treat diseases or relive pain

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Acupuncture