Unit 7B - Vocabulary

A system of philosophical and ethical teachings founded by Confucius.

• Taoism

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

• Legalism

A dome-shaped structure erected as a Buddhist shrine.

• stupa

• pagoda

• temple

• monastery

A group of close-knit and interrelated families.

• tribe

• clan

• community

• society

An economic system based on the use of money as a measure of value and means of exchange.

• barter system

• money economy

• gift economy

• planned economy

A Chinese philosophy advocating humility and religious piety.

• Confucianism

• Daoism

• Buddhism

• Legalism

A person appointed to administer a country because the monarch is a minor or is absent.

• viceroy

• regent

• duke

• senator

Spirits or phenomena worshiped in the Shinto religion.

• kami

• yokai

• buddha

• deva

The Korean alphabet.

• Hangul

• Kanji

• Hiragana

• Cyrillic

The principal landmass of a country or continent.

• mainland

• island

• peninsula

• archipelago

A ruler with absolute power and authority.

• tyrant

• despot

• democrat

• monarch