Vocabulary
A family member who is no longer living
Zhou Dynasty lasted because people believed the gods gave kings rights.
Mandate of Heaven
filial piety
Shopkeepers, traders, lived in town, goods and services, not respected
Merchants
January 20th
Martin Luther Kind Day
In Chinese writing, a character that stands for an object.
pictograph
Chinese Philosophies
How did Confucianism influence people
People had to take exams for government positions.
aristocrat
small population, wealthy, owned land, large estates
Aristocrats
February 14th
Valentine's Day
A type of money
currency
Family Life
What is an example filial piety
A son taking care of his sick mother
Medical treatment that uses needles to relieve pain
acupuncture
Majority of population, worked land, paid crops as rent, paid taxes, soldiers, public projects.
Farmers
March 17th
St. Patrick's Day
In Chinese writing, two or more characters joined together to express an idea
ideograph
Han Dynasty
How did the government change during the dynasty
wanted educated people and had to take civil tests
Officials who carry out government tasks
bureaucracy
Skilled workers, useful objects, learned from fathers and passed to sons
Artisans
April 1st
April Fools Day
To pass down from parents to children
hereditary
Qin Dynasty
How did Qin keep control of China
Punished or killed people who disagreed
burned writings
appointed census
An official who made sure government workers did their jobs
censor
Classes in our current society
upper, working, middle
May 31st
Miss Phillips's Birthday!!!!!