| A | B |
|---|
| heritage | a set of ideas that has been passed down from one generation to another |
| virtues | good qualities |
| Mandate of Heaven | the order of Heaven to claim rule over China |
| public works | structures built by the government for everyone's use |
| philosopher | a person who studies the meaning of life |
| responsibilities | duties |
| filial piety | kind treatment of parents; this is the translation for the Chinese word xiao. |
| Confucianism | the ideas of Confucius |
| Legalism | taught that people obeyed their rulers out of fear, not out of respect |
| 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 |
| ambassadors | representatives of a government sent to make peace with enemies |
| civil service | the part of a bureaucracy that 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 |
| imported | brought in |
| exported | sent out |
| Silk Road | a trade route that stretched from China to the Mediterranean Sea |
| profits | money gained |
| caravan | groups of traders |
| classified | sorted |
| table | a chart that lists information in categories |
