Unit 3.3 Classical China Vocab

a series of rulers from the same family or group

• Dynasty

• Bureaucracy

• Confucianism

• Mandate of Heaven

The brief that Chinese ruling dynasties have permission from heaven to rule. 

• Daoism

• Mandate of Heaven

• Dynasty

• Legalism

a system of rule that is stable and has a great deal of power over the people that it rules

• Qin Dynasty

• Confucianism

• Strong Central Government

• Mandate of Heaven

Refers to where an event is taking place and why it is taking place there.

• Geographic Context

• Lao Tze

• The Analects

• Architecture

Chinese philosopher who founded Daoism and lived around 500 BCE

• Confucius

• Shi Huang Di

• Lao Tze

• Han Dynasty

Chinese philosophy which believes people should live their lives in harmony with nature by following “the way” (Dao). 

• Legalism

• Confucianism

• Daoism

• Bureaucracy

collective teachings of Lao Tze, the founder of Daoism/Taoism

• The Analects

• Dao De Jing

• Legalism

• Mandate of Heaven

Chinese philosopher (551-479 B.C.E.) whose ideas became the foundation for Confucianism

• Confucius

• Lao Tze

• Shi Huang Di

• Qin Dynasty

a philosophy (500 BCE) in China; stresses the importance of social order through the Five Relationships

• Legalism

• Filial Piety

• Confucianism

• Daoism

a book containing the teachings of Confucius

• Architecture

• The Analects

• Filial Piety

• The Five Relationships