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| Lu Province | birthplace of Confucius |
| Confucius | teacher of morals that came to embody the core of Confucianism |
| Mencius | Disciple of Confucius who is regarded as second only to Confucius as cofounder of Confucianism |
| Laozi | 6th century B.C.; first great teacher of Daoism who taught before Confucius |
| nobility | a high ranking social class |
| Book of Documents | Zhou dynasty text that Confucius interpreted and revived |
| Analects | a collection of sayings by Confucius |
| Confucianism | a way of thinking and living based on the teachings of Confucius |
| Mandate of Heaven | the divine right to govern for the good fo all people in dynastic China |
| Daoism | the belief in finding "the way", or the dao, of the universe |
| Mrs. Empey | 6th grade social studies teacher |
