Ancient China Vocabulary Quiz

Dynasty

• A geographical area - Grassland that runs from central Europe (Hungary) to northeastern China (Manchuria). Various mountain ranges divide the steppe

• A line of rulers from the same family

• The belief that gave Chinese rulers the right to be king or emperor. It meant that the gods had blessed that person with the right to rule. A ruler had to be a good and just ruler to keep the Mandate of Heaven

• The art of writing. The most important art form in ancient China alongside painting.

Mandate of Heaven

• A line of rulers from the same family

• The belief that gave Chinese rulers the right to be king or emperor. It meant that the gods had blessed that person with the right to rule. A ruler had to be a good and just ruler to keep the Mandate of Heaven

• The art of writing. The most important art form in ancient China alongside painting.

• A system in which people were given land and protection by people of higher rank, and worked and fought for them in return

Feudalism

• A philosophical belief that human beings are more inclined to do wrong than right because they are motivated entirely by self-interest and require strict laws to control their impulses.

• A system in which people were given land and protection by people of higher rank, and worked and fought for them in return

• A political system based upon the undivided rule of a single person. Supreme authority is vested in the ruler who achieves his or her position through heredity (birth).

• Means the ‘love of wisdom’ It is basically the study of knowledge, how we think, what we value and even just how we are.

Daoism

• A line of rulers from the same family

• A geographical area - Grassland that runs from central Europe (Hungary) to northeastern China (Manchuria). Various mountain ranges divide the steppe

• An ancient Chinese philosophy and religion that instructs believers on how to exist in harmony with the universe to avoid violence, suffering, and struggle

• The belief that gave Chinese rulers the right to be king or emperor. It meant that the gods had blessed that person with the right to rule. A ruler had to be a good and just ruler to keep the Mandate of Heaven

Philosophy

• A system in which people were given land and protection by people of higher rank, and worked and fought for them in return

• A political system based upon the undivided rule of a single person. Supreme authority is vested in the ruler who achieves his or her position through heredity (birth).

• Means the ‘love of wisdom’ It is basically the study of knowledge, how we think, what we value and even just how we are.

• A geographical area - Grassland that runs from central Europe (Hungary) to northeastern China (Manchuria). Various mountain ranges divide the steppe

Legalism

• A philosophical belief that human beings are more inclined to do wrong than right because they are motivated entirely by self-interest and require strict laws to control their impulses.

• A system in which people were given land and protection by people of higher rank, and worked and fought for them in return

• A political system based upon the undivided rule of a single person. Supreme authority is vested in the ruler who achieves his or her position through heredity (birth).

• Means the ‘love of wisdom’ It is basically the study of knowledge, how we think, what we value and even just how we are.

Calligraphy

• The belief that gave Chinese rulers the right to be king or emperor. It meant that the gods had blessed that person with the right to rule. A ruler had to be a good and just ruler to keep the Mandate of Heaven

• The art of writing. The most important art form in ancient China alongside painting.

• A system in which people were given land and protection by people of higher rank, and worked and fought for them in return

• A Chinese belief system that focuses on the importance of personal ethics and morality - mutual respect and kindness towards others

Steppe

• A Chinese belief system that focuses on the importance of personal ethics and morality - mutual respect and kindness towards others

• An ancient Chinese philosophy and religion that instructs believers on how to exist in harmony with the universe to avoid violence, suffering, and struggle

• A geographical area - Grassland that runs from central Europe (Hungary) to northeastern China (Manchuria). Various mountain ranges divide the steppe

• The art of writing. The most important art form in ancient China alongside painting.

Confucianism

• A political system based upon the undivided rule of a single person. Supreme authority is vested in the ruler who achieves his or her position through heredity (birth).

• A Chinese belief system that focuses on the importance of personal ethics and morality - mutual respect and kindness towards others

• An ancient Chinese philosophy and religion that instructs believers on how to exist in harmony with the universe to avoid violence, suffering, and struggle

• A line of rulers from the same family

Monarchy

• A system in which people were given land and protection by people of higher rank, and worked and fought for them in return

• A political system based upon the undivided rule of a single person. Supreme authority is vested in the ruler who achieves his or her position through heredity (birth).

• A Chinese belief system that focuses on the importance of personal ethics and morality - mutual respect and kindness towards others

• An ancient Chinese philosophy and religion that instructs believers on how to exist in harmony with the universe to avoid violence, suffering, and struggle