1. Bellwork: Monday January 22nd
Come in quietly
Try to remember your new seat 
Discuss the following questions with your group:
What was the Buddha’s original name
Locate China on the map below B D A C E

2. Visual Vocabulary: CHINA
Write your name on top on your paper
Write the follow for EACH VISUAL VOCAB WORD
*Word (printed for you)
*Definition
*Picture or example to remind you of the word

3. Warlord Military leaders; Generals
During the first dynasty, the warlords governed the territories of land for the king

4. Aristocrat
Nobles
Wealthy Landowners

5. Pictograph Writing system Picture or character that represents
An object

6. Ideograph Writing system
Combination of pictographs creating ideas; many characters representing a larger idea

7. Bureaucracy Group of non-elected government workers
Appointed government officials; usually appointed by the ruler

8. Hereditary
Something that is passed down from father to son, generation to generation
The king’s job can be hereditary; it would be a monarchy
Your DNA is hereditary
Land and the things you own can be hereditary

9. Mandate of Heaven
The second dynasty of rulers claim that their “Right to Rule” comes from the gods; the gods will chose a good and wise, deserving king
Divine (from the gods) right was not questioned by the people

10. Dao (Tao)
The Way
Belief that people can find the way to live in nature
Symbol that represents the way is the yin and yang

11. Filial Piety
Children are to love, obey, and respect parents and family members without questioning

12. Censor Government officer
Job was to watch over the other jobs in the government to make sure they were doing what they were supposed to
“Supervisor” job position

13. Currency
Coined or paper money

14. Civil Service
Services provided by the government; jobs the government provides for the good of the civilization

15. Tenant farmer Farmer who works on somebody else’s land
the aristocrats/nobles or rulers own the land and the tenant farmer rents the land

16. Ancestor Long-dead family members Relatives were asked for guidance
and help with making decisions

17. Oracle Bones Turtle shells and animal bones
Questions about the future are answered through cracks in the bones
Proof of ancient writing system

18. Philosophy A belief system; not a religion
Ideas about how society should live; what is right and wrong
Ideas about how a government should be run
Thinking about and questioning life