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20 Cards in this Set
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confucianism
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the ideas of the Chinese philosopher Confucius, which became a guide for the way people live
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filial piety
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kind treatment of parents; translation of the Chinese word xiao
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hertiage
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a set of ideas that have been passed down from one generation to another.
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Mandate of Heaven
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the right to rule; the Chinese believe heaven gave it to their emporor.
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philospher
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a person who studies the meaning of life
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public works
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structures built by the government for use by everyone
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responsibility
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a duty
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virtue
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a good quality
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bureaucracy
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a network of appointed government officials
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civil war
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a war in which groups of people from the same place or country fight one another
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Legalism
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Chinese teaching that express a belief in the strick following of laws
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standardization
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the practice of making all things of a certain type alike
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ambassabor
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a representative of a government
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caravan
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a group of traders
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civil service
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the part of a bureaucracy that overseed the day-to-day business of running a government
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Daoism
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a religion and philosophy that teaches that the key to long life and happiness is to accept life as it is
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export
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to send out goods for sale to other places
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import
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to bring in goods for sale from other places
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profit
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money gained
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Silk road
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a trade route that stretched from China to the Mediterranean Sea
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