China Vocabulary

A military commander exercising civil power by force, usually in a limited area.

• Bureaucrat

• Dynasty

• Warlord

• Ancestor

A member of an upper class of society , usually made up of hereditary nobility.

• Bureaucrat

• Dynasty

• Warlord

• Aristocrat

A person that someone is descended from.

• Bureaucrat

• Dynasty

• Warlord

• Ancestor

A symbol in a writing system based on pictures.

• Pictograph

• Censor

• Ideograph

• Acupuncture

A symbol in a writing system that represents a thing or idea.

• Pictograph

• Censor

• Ideograph

• Acupuncture

A group of non-elected government officials.

• Bureaucracy

• Dynasty

• Warlord

• Ancestor

Having title or possession by reason of birth.

• Ancestor

• Bureaucracy

• Hereditary

• Filial Piety

The belief that the Chinese king’s right to rule came from the gods.

• Ancestor

• Mandate of Heaven

• Hereditary

• Filial Piety

Chinese system of beliefs which describes the way a person must rule.

• Warlord

• Dao

• Censor

• Ancestor

A system of beliefs based on the teachings of Confucius.

• Warlord

• Dao

• Censor

• Confucianism