| A | B |
|---|
| absolute monarchy | when a ruler has TOTAL power |
| "Golden Age of ?" | a period of great cultural achievement in a country ? architecture, literature, science |
| ancestor veneration | worshipping/praying to your departed relatives so they'll look over your family |
| Celestial Kingdom | Chinese thought of themselves as being superior to others |
| civil service examination system | people compete for jobs based on how they score on tests |
| Confucianism | a philosophy practiced in China - everyone has a place, role, & job to do in society |
| Daoism | a philosophy practiced in China - harmony between man and nature |
| emperor | the ruler of China / another term for a king |
| ethnocentrism | you judge others by your own standards |
| feudal society | a rigid social class structure |
| feudalism | political system: land for protection |
| filial piety | honoring and respecting your parents/elders |
| Five Relationships | social status in China - system of respect |
| footbinding | a young girl's feet are bound - same as lily feet |
| Great Wall of China | a man-made barrier to protect China from invaders ? failed .. |
| harmony | getting along |
| imperial | royal - having to do with the royal/ruling family |
| Lao Tze | founder of Daoism |
| Legalism | a philosophy practiced in China - strict following of the law |
| lily feet | when a woman's feet are bound - results in male superiorityq |
| Mandate of Heaven | part of Confucianism - a ruler gets his power to rule from God, BUT must set a good example or else . . |
| Middle Kingdom | Chinese thought their kingdom was the center of the universe / world |
| Nanjing | a city of roughly 7 million people ? located southeast of Beijing .. The city is located on the East China Sea, Yangtze River, & Great Canal ? historically ? the Opium War was settled there (Treaty of Nanjing) ? in the 1930s Japanese soldiers raped and massacred thousands of Chinese women and children |
| natural barrier | something in nature which hinders movement |
| natural resources | oil, coal, timber, salt, spices |
| oracle bones | an early form of writing developed in China |
| philosophy | a mind set, values, guidelines for living BUT NO WORSHIPPING |
| philosophy | a way of thinking - does NOT involve praying or worshipping anyone/anything |
| Shang Dynasty | one of the earliest Chinese civilizations - known for writing (oracle bones) & bronze vessels |
| The Analects | the writings of Confucius |
| Zheng He | Chinese traveler in the 1400s .. Explored India ? often compared to Marco Polo & Christopher Columbus |
