second set of vocabulary
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| 46451501 | classic, classical | traditional, relating to a form or system felt to be of first significance before modern times | 0 | |
| 46451502 | scholar-gentry | a priviledged group in China known for their education and expertise. often administrative personnel unto rulers | 1 | |
| 46451503 | filial piety | respect for parents and elders | 2 | |
| 46451504 | empire | a political unit in which a number of peoples or countries are controlled by a single ruler | 3 | |
| 46451505 | aristocracy | land ownning families who make up a small portion of the population | 4 | |
| 46451506 | direct democracy | a government where decisions are made made by the citizens | 5 | |
| 46451507 | representative democracy | a government where citizens electr representatives to make decisions for them | 6 | |
| 46451508 | rationality | to base one's opinion on evidence and reason rather than superstition or commonly accepted beliefs | 7 | |
| 46451509 | philosopher | thinkers who use logic and reason to investigate the nature of the universe, human society, and morality | 8 | |
| 46451510 | tyranny | form of government in which ruling power is in the hands of a person who has seized control through force or the manipulation of social groups | 9 | |
| 46451511 | oligarchy | form of government in which ruling power is in the hands of few leaders | 10 | |
| 46451512 | barbarians | member of a society considered primitive, savage, etc. | 11 | |
| 46451513 | autocracy | a government in which the ruler has unlimited power and uses in any manner he chooses | 12 | |
| 46451514 | dictator | a political leader given absolute power to make laws and command the army for limited time (in theory) | 13 | |
| 46451515 | republic | a form of government in which power is in the hands of representatives and leaders are elected by the people | 14 | |
| 46451516 | civil service | the administrative departments of the government, especially those in which employees are hired on the basis of their scores on examinations | 15 |
