Chp 10 China Flashcards
A military commander exercising civil power by force usually in limited area
Warlord
A member at an upper class of society usually made up of hereditary nobility
Aristocrat
A person that is descended from
Ancestors
A symbol in a writing system based on pictures
Pictograph
A symbol in a writing system that represents a thing or an idea
Ideograph
A group of non-elected government officials
Bureaucracy
Having a title or possession by reason of birth
Hereditary
The belief that the Chinese kings right to rule came from the gods
Mandate of heaven
Chinese system of beliefs which describes the way a king must rule
Dao
A system of beliefs based on the teachings of Confucius
Confucianism
A Chinese philosophy concerned with obtaining long life and living in harmony with nature
Daoism
A Chinese philosophy that stressed the importance of laws
Legalism
The responsibility children have to respect, obey, and care for their parents
Filial piety
An official who watches others for correct behavior
Censor
Co,thing such as coin or paper money, that is used as a medium of exchange
Currency