C10 Early China Vocab Flashcard

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Chinese king's divine right to rule is called

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Mandate of Heaven

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Title or possession by birth is called

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hereditary

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Non-elected government officials are called

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bureaucracy

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Symbol in a writing system representing a thing or idea

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ideograph

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A military commander exercising civil power by force in a limited area is called a

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warlord

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Upper class member, often hereditary:

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aristocrat

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Symbol in a picture-based writing system

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pictograph

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A person someone is descended from

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ancestor

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Chinese belief system for kings' rule

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Dao

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A Chinese philosophy emphasizing laws.

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Legalism