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| warlord | a military commander exercising civil power by force, usually in a limited area |
| aristocrat | a member of an upper class of society |
| ancestor | family who lived a long time ago |
| pictograph | a symbol in a writing system based on pictures |
| ideograph | a symbol in a writing system that represents a thing or an idea |
| bureaucracy | a group of non-elected government officials |
| Mandate of Heaven | The belief that the Chinese king's right to rule |
| Dao | Chinese system of beliefs which describes the way a king must rule |
| Confucianism | a system of beliefs based on the teachings of Confucius |
| legalism | a Chinese philosophy that stressed the importance of laws |
| filial piety | the responsibility children have to respect, obey, and care for their parents |
| censor | an official who watches over others for correct behavior |
| currency | something, such as coins or paper money, that is used as a medium of exchange |
| tenant farmer | a farmer who works land owned by someone else and pays rent in cash or as a share of the crop |
| accupuncture | originally, a Chinese practice inserting fine needles through the skin at specific points to treat disease or relieve pain |
