Unit 3.1 Vocabulary Flashcards
(22 cards)
Acupuncture
A form of medicine that involves pricking the skin with needles, used to alleviate pain
Administer
Manage and be responsible for the running of a business, organization, etc.
Ancestor
A person from whom one is descended
Aristocrat
A member of the most powerful class in ancient Greek society
Bureaucracy
A large, complex organization that functions under a given set of rules and conditions
Capable
Having the ability or skill necessary to do something well
Censor
To remove or suppress ideas considered harmful or dangerous
Channel
A passage dug into the earth, through which liquids flow
Civil Servant
A person who works for a government
Confucianism
A Chinese philosophy that emphasizes proper behavior
Contrast
The differences between people or things, when they are compared
Currency
A system of money used in a particular country
Daoism
A Chinese philosophy that emphasizes living in harmony with nature
Filial Piety
Respect for parents and ancestors in societies
Hereditary
Passed along from parent to child
Ideograph
A graphic symbol that represents an idea or concept
Kinship
Family relationship, either by birth, marriage, or adoption
Legalism
A Chinese philosophy that emphasizes strict obedience to laws
Mandate of Heaven
A power or law believed to be granted by the heavens
Philosophy
A theory or set of values by which one lives; the search for wisdom and knowledge
Pictograph
A symbol that stands for an object
Silk Road
A network of trade routes that stretched for more than four thousand miles across Asia
