China Vocabulary

the belief that society needs a system of harsh laws and strict punishments

• Bureaucracy

• Confucianism

• Daoism

• Legalism

The Yangtze River flows for 3,400 miles and empties into the Yellow Sea

• Mandate

• Aristocrat

• Huang He

• Chang Jiang

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

• ancestor

• Mandate of Heaven

• bronze

• filial piety

Term that Ancient China used to refer to themselves. They believed they were the center of the Earth.

• warlord

• Mandate of Heaven

• ancestor

• Middle Kingdom

a valuable cloth, originally made only in China from threads spun by special catipillars.

• silk

• bronze

• hereditary

• warlord

a series of rulers from the same family

• filial piety

• hereditary

• dynasty

• Mandate of Heaven

the group of people whose job it is to carry out the work of the government

• civil service

• filial piety

• Mandate of Heaven

• warlord

The philosophy that emphasizes living in harmony with the Tao, often associated with Laozi.

• A) Confucianism

• B) Daoism

• C) Legalism

• D) Buddhism

The ancient trade route that connected China with the Mediterranean, facilitating cultural and economic exchange.

• A) Silk Road

• B) Great Wall

• C) Grand Canal

• D) Forbidden City

The Chinese practice of honoring and respecting one's ancestors, often through rituals and offerings.

• A) Filial Piety

• B) Ancestor Worship

• C) Mandate of Heaven

• D) Legalism