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31 Cards in this Set
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Acupuncture |
Chinese medical practice to treat illness by inserting needles in specific parts of the body |
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Bureaucracy |
Government with fixed rules, and a hierarchy of authority |
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Calligraphy |
Artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering |
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Civil Service |
The group of people whose job is to carry out the work of the government |
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Clan |
Family |
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Feudalism |
A system of political and social organization prevalent in the Middle Ages |
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Immortal |
Someone or something that lives forever |
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Loess |
A yellow brownish soil |
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Silk Road |
An ancient trade route between China and Europe |
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Terra-Cotta Warriors |
A collection of terr-cotta sculptures that represent the army of Qin Shi Huang |
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Seismograph |
Used for determining the occurrence or time of an earthquake |
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Tributary |
A river or stream that flows into a larger river |
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Warlord |
A local leader of an armed group |
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Yin/Yang |
Yin (negative)/Yang (Positive) forces of the universe |
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Confucius |
A Chinese philosopher and teacher whose beliefs had great influence on Chinese life |
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Zodiac Signs |
12 animal signs that represent people's personality traits based on the year they were born |
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Great Wall of China |
A wall built to protect against invasion |
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Warlord |
A leader of an armed group |
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Ancestors |
Distant past relatives |
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Pictograph |
A picture representing a word or group of words |
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Ideograph |
Symbol representing an idea of a word |
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Hereditary |
The passing of traits from one generation to the next |
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Mandate of Heaven |
Power to rule given by the heavens |
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Daoism |
Philosophical system developed by Lao-tzu |
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Legalism |
Strictly following the law |
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Filial Piety |
Respect for relatives or ancestors |
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Censor |
Managing the manners and morality of others |
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Currency |
A system of money in general use in a particular country |
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Tenant Farmer |
A person who farms on rented land |
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Porcelain |
Ceramic Art |
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Neo-Confucianism |
Religious movement in response to Taoism and Buddhism |
