AP WH Ch 3 Vocab Flashcards

AP WH Ch 3 Vocab

208797660	Virtue	moral excellence or righteousness	0
208797661	Mandate of Heaven	will of Heaven that the King represent Heaven, but not as a divine being and only so long as he ruled his people with compassion and efficiency	1
208797662	Great Wall of China	fortifications built to protect northern China from nomadic warrior attacks	2
208797663	Philosopher	intellectual mind; one who offers ideas/views/theories on some aspect of life	3
208797664	Filial Piety	parental respect; honoring mother and father	4
208797665	Confucianism	philosophy by Confucius that dictated correct behavior and political/ethical rules to live by	5
208797666	Legalism	philosophy that said humans are naturally evil and could only be corrected by strict laws and punishments	6
208797667	Bureaucracy	government in which state officials make decisions instead of elected representatives	7
208797668	Civil War	war between citizens of the same country; internal conflict	8
208797669	Ambassadors	diplomat sent by a country to be its representative in a foreign country	9
208797670	Civil Service	government workers who completed exam	10
208797671	Daoism	philosophy that focuses on nature and inaction	11
208797672	Zhou	longest dynasty from 11th century BC to 256 BC; philosophical, prosperous time under benevolent rule	12
208797673	Silk Road	caravan route linking China with eastern Mediterranean that took its name from silk brought west from China	13
208797674	Qin	dynasty from 221-206 BC; first united ruling of China; legalists were harsh and strict; started Great Wall of China	14
208797675	Caravan	procession of TRADERS and other people that travel together	15
208797676	Han	dynasty from 206 BC to AD 220; Confucianism comes back; detailed historical records; developed bureaucracy	16
208797677	Confucius	philosopher who weighed heavily on moral values and the laws of human behavior; recorded in the Analects	17