A | B |
Ideographs | Symbols used to express an idea such as beauty or joy |
Mandate of Heaven | Ruler was granted the right to rule from heaven |
Dynastic Cycle | Rise and Fall of chinese dynasties according to the mandate of heaven |
Filial Piety | Duty and respect children owe their parents |
Confucianism | 5 Relationships, doing the right thing, because it is the right thing to do |
Daoism | Living the natural way, no real need for rules |
Legalism | Strict rules, uses rewards and punishments |
Kowtow | Low bow expressing respect and submission |
Extraterritoriality | Westerners accused of a crime in China would go back to their own country to face trial |
Opium War | War between China and England over drugs |
Sphere of Influence | Area of a country in which a foreign country has special economic privelages |
Open Door Policy | Allowed all countries to trade with China |
Mao Zedong | Communist leader of China |
Chiang Kai-shek | Nationalist part leader |
Pictographs | Early writing that represented trees, flowers, etc. |
Collective Farm | Land operated and managed by the government |
Capitalism | Market economy, government stays out of economic decisions |
Communism | Government controls economy |
Pictographs | Early Chinese writing that are pictures of objects such as trees, animals, and weapons |
Sun Yatsen | 1st President of the new Republic in China |
Totalitarian State | Government controls all parts of life |