| A | B |
|---|
| Confucian principle - respect for one's parents or elders | Filial Piety |
| Confucian principle - responsibility in relationship to honor the other in the relationship | Reciprocity |
| "The Way" - belief in spirit that controls all nature | the Dao |
| Writings of Confucius used in Civil Service Examinations | Analects |
| System where government officials are chosen for their education and knowledge | Civil Service System |
| Principle of balance in one's self and nature | Yin & Yang |
| Yellow silt which enriched farming along the Huang He | Loess |
| Chinese concept of Divine Rule | Mandate of Heaven |
| System of rulers coming from one family | Dynasty |
| Chinese pottery made from very fine clay | Porcelain |
| The Chinese belief that they were the center of the universe | Middle Kingdom |
| Used by priests to ask questions of the gods | Oracle Bones |
| Founder of Daoism | Lao Tze |
| Founder of Confucianism | Kongzi |
| Qin ruler known for his autocratic government | Shi Huang di |
| Time of peace & prosperity experienced during the Han dynasty | Pax Sinica |
| The rise and fall of the dynasties is controlled by the gods. | Dynastic Cycle |
