China Vocab

Imperial

• relating to an empire

• relating to a religion

• relating to a job

• relating to a geographical region

Dynasty

• a powerful group or family that maintains its position for a considerable time

• A powerful religion hat transforms a culture

• a powerful storm that starts in the ocean

Bureaucracy

• A system of economics in which most of the decisions are made by consumers

• a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.

Aristocracy 

• To gain a job or a position based on where you grew up

• To gain a job or a position based on your work ethic or that you are the best at

• To gain a position or a job based on your age

• To gain a job or position because of your connections or your wealth

Meritocracy

• To gain a job or a position based on where you grew up

• To gain a job or a position based on your work ethic or that you are the best at

• To gain a position or a job based on your age

• To gain a job or position because of your connects or your wealth

Scholar

• A person that builds schools

• a person that gives out aid in the form of scholarships

• a person that scolds others work for a living

• a person that is dedicated to learning and becoming an expert on something

Civil Servant

• Someone who serves people who are calm

• Someone who teaches others how to be civilized

• Someone who works in the government

Mandate of Heaven

• How to get to heaven

• The laws of heaven

• A Chinese way of explaining why one ruling group is kicked out. It usually involves if their is a natural disaster or bad ruling policies = Gods want to kick that ruling family out.

• A Chinese way of explaining why some ruling groups are holy. It usually involves if their is a natural disaster or bad ruling policies = they are not holy.

Isolationists

• A person who studies isotopes

• A person who likes to be alone

• A country that prioritizes science

• A country that does not interact with other countries

Foreign

• Something that is not from your country

• Something that is heavy

• Something that is native to your country