Ancient China Vocabulary--Underlined words will be on the Vocab Test
Test date to be determined soon.
Content Vocabulary (words associated mainly with what we are studying right now)
Warlord- a military commander exercising civil Power by force usually in a limited area
Aristocrat- a member of an upper class of society usually made up of hereditary nobility
Ancestor- a person that someone is descended from
Pictograph- a symbol in a writing system based on pictures
Ideograph- a symbol in a writing system that represents a thing or an idea
Bureaucracy- a group of non-elected government officials
Hereditary- having title or possession by reason of birth
Mandate of Heaven- the belief that the Chinese King’s right to rule came from the gods
Dao- Chinese system of beliefs which describes the way a king must rule
Confucianism- a system of beliefs based on the teachings of Confucius
Legalism- a Chinese philosophy that stressed the importance of laws
Daoism- a Chinese philosophy concerned with obtaining long life and living in harmony with nature
Social Class- a group of people who are at a similar cultural, economic, or educational level
Filial Piety- a responsibility children have to respect, obey, and care for their parents
Censor- an official who watches others for correct behavior
Currency- something such as coins, or paper money that is used as a medium of exchange
Civil Service- an administrative service of a government
Tenant Farmer- A farmer who works land owned by someone else and pays rent in cash or as a share of the crop
Acupuncture- originally a Chinese practice of inserting fine needles through the skin at specific points to treat disease or relieve pain
Academic Vocabulary (words to know for this and other classes)
Emerge- to become known
Channel- a canal; a narrow body of water between two landmasses
Military- related to soldiers, arms, or war
Rely- to be dependent
Philosophy- The study of the basic ideas about Society, education, and right and wrong
Individual- a single human being as contrasted with a group
Similar- having this in common
Unify- to make into a single unit
Generation- a group of individuals born and living at the same time
Network- a connected group or system
Link- a connecting element or factor