pictograph picture symbol for a word or idea noun
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ancestors relatives you are descended from nounTRANSCRIPT
pictograph
picture symbol for a word or idea
• noun
ancestors
relatives you are descended from• noun
dynasty
a line of rulers from the same family
nounIMPERIAL
Qin Dynasty 221 BC–206 BC
Han Dynasty 206 BC–220 AD
Western Han
Xin Dynasty Eastern HanThree Kingdoms 220–280
Wei, Shu & WuJin Dynasty 265–420
philosophya study of the basic truths about the universe, based
on logical reasoning (way of thinking)noun
Examples:Every man is freeOnly the 3 R’s should be taught in educationChildren should be seen but not heardChildren should not be allowed to play competitive sportsChildren learn best by doing
According to Buddhist philosophy, contact with 'other' can be a source of great confusion and pain.
harmony
agreement; balance
noun
legacyanything handed down (object or
money) to you from an ancestor
Noun
Example:India’s legacyMy grandparents left me pictures of my great great
grandparents; a legacy I will always treasure.
mandate
an official order or commandnoun
Yin and Yang
two forces in the universe: yin is the passive, negative force, and yang the active, positive force
noun
Examples• One example would be the circulation of the
blood throughout the body: the blood flowing away from the heart can be regarded as one factor and its opposite would be the blood flowing towards the heart.
• Day and night; summer and winter; work and rest; man and woman
• The soil produces crops for mankind; and man cultivates the soil.
• Birth is followed eventually by death and economic boom by recession.
bureaucracy
organized government departments staffed by appointed officials
Noun
Examples:Armed forces, FBI
Confucianism
a philosophy based on the Golden Rule
noun