Chapter 10 Vocab

2. the responsibility of children to respect, obey, and care for their parents
3. something, such as coins or paper money, that is used as a medium of exchange; money in the form of coins or paper
5. a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.
7. a person that someone is descended from
11. a symbol in a writing system that represents a thing or idea
12. a system of beliefs based on the teachings of Confucius
13. a Chinese philosophy concerned with obtaining long life and living in harmony with nature
16. a member of an upper class of society, usually made up of hereditary nobility
17. an official who watches others for correct behavior
18. having title or possession by reason of birth

1. a farmer who works land owned by someone else and pays rent in cash or as a share of the crop
4. the administrative service of a government
6. a Chinese philosophy that stressed the importance of laws
8. a military commander exercising civil power by force, usually in a limited area
9. a political theory of ancient China in which those in power were given the right to rule from a divine source
10. Chinese system of beliefs which describes the way a person must rule
14. a symbol in a writing system based on pictures
15. originally, a Chinese practice of inserting fine needles through the skin at specific points to treat disease or relieve pain