Ancient China Vocabulary

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Chinese philosophy developed by Hanfeizi; taught that humans are naturally evil and therefore need to be ruled by harsh laws

formal order

a character that joins two or more pictographs to represent an idea

a character that stands for an object

children’s respect for their parents and older relatives, an important part of Confucian beliefs

China’s first capital

line of rulers from the same family

system of beliefs introduced by the Chinese thinker Confucius; taught that people needed to have a sense of duty to their family and community in order to bring peace to society