Ancient China Vocabulary

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A military commander exercising civil power by force, usually in a limited area...

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warlord

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A member of an upper class of society...

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aristocrat

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A person that someone is descended from ...

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ancestor

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A symbol in a writing system based on pictures

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pictograph

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

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ideograph

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A group of non-elected government officials...

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bureaucracy

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Having title or possession by reason of birth...

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hereditary

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The belief that the Chinese king’s right to rule came from the gods...

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Mandate of Heaven

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Chinese system of beliefs which describes the way a person must rule...

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Dao

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A system of beliefs based on the teachings of Confucius...

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Confucianism