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The study of the basic ideas and beliefs of society (slide 3)
philosophy
A military leader who controls an area of land (slide 2)
warlord
The belief that the right to rule comes from the gods (2)
Mandate of heaven
The idea that children should honor and care for their parents (3)
Filial piety
A symbol or picture in a writing system that combines two or more pictographs to express an idea (2)
ideographs
A symbol or picture in a writing system that represents an object (2)
pictographs
Upper class citizens who hold wealth and power (2)
aristocrats
A person that someone is descended from
ancestors
Which dynasty began the process of building the Great Wall of China? (6)
Qin
have a small brake
jk
How did Han Wudi, of the Han dynasty, reform the government? (6)
He established a competitive hiring system
Duty to one’s family, practice good actions, government offices open to all people, were ideas practiced by what philosophy? (7)
confucius
Which major trade route spread goods from China to parts of the Middle East, Africa and Europe? (10)
Silk road
Did the Great Wall of China keep the Mongols from invading? (18)
no
What job was held by the majority of people in China? (8)
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farmers
In Buddhism, what needs to be followed to help a person reach Nirvana? (13-14)
eighfold
Did China share the process for making silk with other civilizations? (16)
no
Who created Daoism? (7)
l
laozi
What is a state of perfect peace, according to Buddhism? (13)
nivana
