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Unit 3.1 Vocabulary Flashcards

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Acupuncture

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A form of medicine that involves pricking the skin with needles, used to alleviate pain

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Administer

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Manage and be responsible for the running of a business, organization, etc.

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Ancestor

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A person from whom one is descended

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Aristocrat

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A member of the most powerful class in ancient Greek society

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Bureaucracy

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A large, complex organization that functions under a given set of rules and conditions

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Capable

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Having the ability or skill necessary to do something well

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Censor

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To remove or suppress ideas considered harmful or dangerous

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Channel

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A passage dug into the earth, through which liquids flow

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Civil Servant

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A person who works for a government

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Confucianism

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A Chinese philosophy that emphasizes proper behavior

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Contrast

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The differences between people or things, when they are compared

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Currency

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A system of money used in a particular country

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Daoism

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A Chinese philosophy that emphasizes living in harmony with nature

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Filial Piety

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Respect for parents and ancestors in societies

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Hereditary

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Passed along from parent to child

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Ideograph

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A graphic symbol that represents an idea or concept

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Kinship

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Family relationship, either by birth, marriage, or adoption

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Legalism

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A Chinese philosophy that emphasizes strict obedience to laws

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Mandate of Heaven

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A power or law believed to be granted by the heavens

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Philosophy

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A theory or set of values by which one lives; the search for wisdom and knowledge

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Pictograph

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A symbol that stands for an object

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Silk Road

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A network of trade routes that stretched for more than four thousand miles across Asia

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