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China Vocab

AB
IdeographsSymbols used to express an idea such as beauty or joy
Mandate of HeavenRuler was granted the right to rule from heaven
Dynastic CycleRise and Fall of chinese dynasties according to the mandate of heaven
Filial PietyDuty and respect children owe their parents
Confucianism5 Relationships, doing the right thing, because it is the right thing to do
DaoismLiving the natural way, no real need for rules
LegalismStrict rules, uses rewards and punishments
KowtowLow bow expressing respect and submission
ExtraterritorialityWesterners accused of a crime in China would go back to their own country to face trial
Opium WarWar between China and England over drugs
Sphere of InfluenceArea of a country in which a foreign country has special economic privelages
Open Door PolicyAllowed all countries to trade with China
Mao ZedongCommunist leader of China
Chiang Kai-shekNationalist part leader
PictographsEarly writing that represented trees, flowers, etc.
Collective FarmLand operated and managed by the government
CapitalismMarket economy, government stays out of economic decisions
CommunismGovernment controls economy
PictographsEarly Chinese writing that are pictures of objects such as trees, animals, and weapons
Sun Yatsen1st President of the new Republic in China
Totalitarian StateGovernment controls all parts of life



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