| A | B |
|---|
| ancestor worship/veneration | honoring the souls of your departed relatives |
| arranged marriages | when parents decide who their children will marry |
| civil service examination system | a competitve exam system - the people with the highest scores get the jobs - a way of getting ahead in society |
| Confucianism | a Chinese philosophy stressing everyone has a place/role in society |
| Daoism | a Chinese philosophy stressing harmony between man & nature |
| ethics | virtues - the things that cause you to decide what is right |
| filial piety | obeying your parents - respecting them |
| 5 relationships | social status in China - system of respect |
| harmony | getting along |
| Lao Tze | founder of Daoism |
| Legalism | Chinese philosophy - stresses STRICT following of law & HARSH punishment |
| lily feet | when a woman's feet are bound - results in male superiorityq |
| footbinding | a young girl's feet are bound - same as lily feet |
| Mandate of Heaven | the power to rule comes from the Gods/heavens |
| philosophy | a way of thinking - does NOT involve praying or worshipping anyone/anything |
| The Analects | the writings of Confucius |
| strategic chokepoint | an area which if one country denied another access it could hurt that country economically |
| natural barrier | something in nature which hinders movement |
| Great Wall of China | a man-made barrier in northern China - supposed to keep foreigners out |
