| A | B |
|---|
| heritage | a set of ideas that has been passed down from one generation to another |
| virtue | good qualities |
| mandate of heaven | the right to rule, chinese believed the heavens gave this to their emperors |
| public works | structures built by the government for everyone's use |
| philosopher | a person who studies the meaning of life |
| responsibility | duties |
| filial piety | treating someone (like your parents) with great honor and respect |
| confucianism | the ideas of the chinese philosopher confucius, which became a guide for the way people live |
| legalism | strict following of laws to govern |
| standardization | making all things of a certain type alike |
| bureaucracy | network of appointed government officials |
| civil war | different groups of people from the same place or country fight one another |
| ambassador | representatives of the government |
| civil service | oversees the day to day business of running a government |
| Daoism | teaches that the key to long life and happiness is to accept life as it is |
| import | to bring in goods from other lands |
| export | send out goods for sale to other places |
| Silk Road | trade route that stretched from China to the Mediterranean Sea |
| profit | money gained |
| caravan | groups of traders |
| classified | sorted |
| table | a chart that lists information in categories |
