China Word List

Warlord- military leader who leads their armies
Pictograph- symbol in writing based on pictures
Ancestor- person one descends from
Aristocracy- member of the upper class of society
Bureaucracy- group of non-elected officials
Mandate of Heaven- belief Chinese king rule comes from the gods
Dao- Chinese belief describes the way the king rules
Confucianism- based on the philosopher that wrote the Analects
Legalism- Chinese philosophy that stressed the importance of laws
Filial piety- responsibility children have to their parents
Currency- money
Civil service- administrative service of the government
Silk Road- major trade route