Ancient China Vocabulary

acupuncture

• originally, a Chinese practice of inserting fine needles through the skin at specific points to treat disease or relieve pain
• a way to pressure people into following the rules
• a member of the family from the past
• a Chinese philosophy concerned with obtaining long life and living in harmony with nature

ancestor

• a member of an upper class of society, usually made up of hereditary nobility
• an artifact from the past that was found buried in the Great Wall of China
• a person that someone is descended from
• the upper level of the dynasties

aristocrat

• the lower part of society
• a member of an upper class of society, usually made up of hereditary nobility
• artists that look like cats
• A philosophy that taught the importance of treating others with respect and fairness.

bureaucracy

• a group of non-elected government officials
• a small dresser that is famous from ancient China
• a symbol in a writing system based on pictures
• a religious group formed to help spread Buddhism

censor

• a group of people who are at a similar cultural, economic, or educational level
• a way to pretend to be a part of the upper class
• a validation of a person's family rights
• an official who watches others for correct behavior

civil service

• a service the Chinese people made for their right to bear arms
• a farmer who works land owned by someone else and pays rent in cash or as a share of the crop
• participating in the local army
• the administrative service of a government

Confucianism

• A philosophy that taught the importance of treating others with respect and fairness.
• a type of con artist who got people to confuse others
• a symbol in a writing system based on pictures
• something that is confusing

Daoism

• a part of the government that controlled the army
• a Chinese philosophy concerned with obtaining long life and living in harmony with nature
• a type of farming
• the belief that the Chinese king’s right to rule came from the gods

filial piety

• a Chinese philosophy that stressed the importance of laws
• the responsibility of children to respect, obey, and care for their parents
• a person who does good to other people
• a way to fill the food banks

hereditary

• a direction that the dynasty formed to create chaos
• people who were hired to give advice
• having title or possession by reason of birth
• a symbol in a writing system that represents a thing or idea

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