China Vocabulary

The Yellow River, it flows across China for more than 2,900 miles.

• Dao

• Huang He

• Chang Jiang

• Mandate

formal order by the gods (the right to rule)

• Aristocrat

• Dao

• Mandate

• Pictograph

Character that joins two or more pictographs to represent an idea

• Ideograph

• Daoism

• Legalism

• Pictograph

the belief that people should put the needs of their family and community first.

• Bureaucracy

• Confucianism

• Filial piety

• Legalism

Nobles whose wealth came from the land they owned

• Filial piety

• Dao

• Aristocrat

• Confucianism

Characters that stand for objects

• Legalism

• Ideograph

• Pictograph

• Chang Jiang

children had to respect their parents and older relatives and place the needs/desires of the head of the family before their own

• Filial piety

• Mandate

• Huang He

• Daoism

The longest river in China, known for its economic importance.

• Huang He

• Yangtze

• Mekong

• Ganges

The philosophy that emphasizes harmony with nature and simple living.

• Confucianism

• Legalism

• Daoism

• Buddhism

The ancient trade route that connected China to the Mediterranean.

• Silk Road

• Great Wall

• Terracotta Route

• Spice Route