China Vocabulary

2. The system of ethics, education, and statesmanship taught by Confucius.
6. A system of beliefs and values
7. A relative who lived in the past
8. a symbol in a writing system that represents a thing or an idea
11. transmitted from parent to child
13. respect shown by children for their parents and elders
14. A religion in China which emphasizes the removal from society and to become one with nature.

1. Worshiping deceased relatives
3. Period in China from 403 to 221 B.C.E. that was typified by disorder and political chaos.
4. A member of a rich and powerful family
5. the belief that the Chinese king's right to rule came from the gods
6. A picture or drawing representing words or ideas
9. a dust-like material that can form soil
10. animal bones carved with written characters which were used for telling the future
12. a military leader operating outside the control of the government