190071848 | syncretism | the blending of traits from different cultures to create new, combined cultural elements (art, etc.) | 0 | |
190071849 | the Analects | a collection of moral and ethical principles and sayings taught by Confucius, (written by his students after his death) | 1 | |
190071850 | despotic | characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule, ruling oppressively and absolutely; tyrannical | 2 | |
190071851 | amalgam | a combination of diverse elements; a mixture (in this case, a mixture of Chinese beliefs influenced by Confucius) | 3 | |
190071852 | Wu Ti | Han "Warrior Emperor" who greatly expanded the empire and enforced peace and prosperity | 4 | |
190071853 | civic virtue | notion that democracy depended on unselfish commitment to the public good, the willingness to work for the good of the nation or community even at great sacrifice. | 5 | |
190071854 | disseminated | Scattered widely over other areas, spread out | 6 | |
190071855 | Five Classics | A corpus of texts considered authoritative by the early Confucians. They include poetry, historical, speeches, chronicles, ritual, and divination, Texts used to train scholars and civil servants in ancient China | 7 | |
190071856 | Classic of Songs | a Confucian collection of over 300 poems dealing with love, joy, politics, and family life, (part of the basis of literature in Chinese tradition) | 8 | |
190071857 | three main social groups of China | 1. landowning aristocracy and educated bureaucrats 2. laboring masses: peasants and urban artisans 3. "mean" people, (unskillful, household slaves, performing artists) | 9 | |
190071858 | Mencius | major follower of Confucius; stressed that humans were essentially good and that governments required the consent of their subjects. | 10 |
AP World History Vocab Chapter 2 Jacob Karafa Flashcards
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