1. A NCIENT C HINESE CULTURE OR…why your grandma’s nice plates are called “Fine China”

2. D YNASTIES China was governed by a succession of ruling families called dynasties.

3. M ANDATE OF H EAVEN Chinese rulers were considered divine, but they served under a Mandate of Heaven only as long as their rule was just.

4. C HINESE C ONTRIBUTIONS Civil Service system It would give people the chance to get government jobs based on test scores and merit rather than family wealth and honor

5. C HINESE C ONTRIBUTIONS Paper Porcelain Silk

6. C ONFUCIANISM Religion that formed the social order in China.

7. C ONFUCIANISM Belief that humans are good, not evil.

8. C ONFUCIANISM Respect for Elders

9. C ONFUCIANISM Code of politeness, still used in Chinese society today

10. C ONFUCIANISM Emphasis on education

11. C ONFUCIANISM Ancestor Worship

12. T AOISM The Chinese religion Taoism is also responsible in forming Chinese cultures and values.

13. T AOISM Characteristics of Taoism are: Humility Simple life and inner peace Harmony with nature

14. Y IN / Y ANG The Yin / Yang represented opposites for Confucianism and Taoism

15. B UDDHISM IN C HINA Chinese forms of Buddhism spread throughout Asia.