Ancient China Vocabulary

Front

What is the practice of easing pain by sticking thin needles into patients' skin called?

Back

Acupuncture

Front

What is the term for children's respect for elders, an important Confucian belief?

Back

Filial piety

Front

What was the trade route that stretched more than 4,000 miles across Asia?

Back

Silk Road

Front

What is a group of families called?

Back

Clan

Front

What is a character that joins two or more pictographs to represent an idea?

Back

Ideograph

Front

What is the belief that rulers are granted the right to govern by a divine source?

Back

Mandate of Heaven

Front

What is the philosophy that emphasizes living in harmony with the Dao, or the way of nature?

Back

Daoism

Front

What is a noble class in ancient China, often landowners and wealthy individuals?

Back

Aristocrat

Front

What is the system of government in which state officials make important decisions, rather than elected representatives?

Back

Bureaucracy

Front

What is the term for the ancient Chinese practice of honoring ancestors?

Back

Ancestor worship