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WorksheetsCh 2 L 4 Rise of China Vocabulary
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 10mins
an upper class whose wealth is based on land and whose power is passed on from one generation to another
shang
aristocracy
xian
kingdom
a periodic wind especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asiat hat is characterized by very heavy rainfall
irrigation
silt
monsoon
isolated
to make known or share information about
communicate
veneration
dynasty
bureaucracy
The divine source of authority and the right to rule of China's early kings and then emperors. The ancient god or divine force known as Heaven or Sky selected a particular individual to rule on its behalf on earth.
Although a ruler was given great power, he also had a moral obligation to use it for the good of his people. If a ruler did not do this, then his state would suffer terrible disasters and he would lose the right to govern.
Dao
bureaucracy
Mandate of Heaven
filial piety
the watering of land by artificial means to foster plant growth
monsoon
silt
realm
irrigation
isolated
make evident or establish by arguments or reasoning
separated from other persons or things; alone; solitary.
kept from the knowledge of any but the initiated or privileged
readily perceived by the eye or the understanding
frontier
part of a country that borders another country; boundary; border.
not known; not within the range of one's knowledge
of foreign origin or character; not native
not belonging or proper to a thing
silt
something that remains after a part is removed
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment
the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle
to comply with or follow the commands
Dao
"Way"; the correct or divine way
a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe
weakly emotional; maudlin.
shining brightly; radiant; gleaming
a series of events that recur regularly and usually lead back to the starting point
myth
sequel
cycle
aftermath
the duty of family members to subordinate their needs and desires to those of the male head of the family
Dao
Laozi
aristocracy
filial piety
realm
a politically organized community or major territorial unit having a monarchical form of government headed by a king or queen
the apparent surface of the heavens of which half forms the dome of the visible sky
the surface of the earth
to restrict to the ground
to regard with reverential respect
irrigation
aristocracy
veneration
communicate
a weapon for shooting arrows and stones that consists chiefly of a short bow mounted crosswise near the end of a stock
guerilla
combatant
archer
crossbow
