WH Ch. 6 The First Chinese Empires

part of the Chinese bureaucracy that made sure government officials were doing their jobs

a set of beliefs

A system of hiring and promotion based on the merit principle and the desire to create a nonpartisan government service.

warlike; relating to the military

(n.) a government in power; a form or system of rule or management; a period of rule

A philosophy that adheres to the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius. It shows the way to ensure a stable government and an orderly society in the present world and stresses a moral code of conduct.

to put into action

A Chinese philosophy that was devoted to strengthen and expand the state through increased agricultural work and military service.

partly dry grassland often found on the edges of a desert

to make sure, certain, or safe

philosophical system developed by of Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events

to keep in an existing state; to preserve from failure or decline

a total character that distinguishes an individual from others