Ancient China
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| Fine windblown yellow soil | ||
| in farming, a flat, narrow ledge of land, usually constructed in hilly areas to increase the amount of arable land | ||
| earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding | ||
| Harvesting twice a year from the same field. | ||
| a picture or drawing representing words or ideas | ||
| animal bones or turtle shells on which Shang priest wrote questions addressing the gods or the spirit of an ancestor. | ||
| a unit of an empire | ||
| relative who lived in the past; person from whom one is descended | ||
| practice of government employment based on competitive examinations and merit | ||
| trader who buys from the producers and sells to the consumers | ||
| earliest ruling dynasty known in China | ||
| nickname for the Shang dynasty because of the large amount of bronze that was used at the time for tools and weapons | ||
| established in 221 BCE at the end of the Waring States Period; founded by Qin Shi Huangdi; reorganized China into large provinces; Great Wall was begun | ||
| A great and long-lasting rule, it discarded the harsh policies of the Qin dynasty and adopted Confucian principles. Han rulers chose officials on merit rather than birth. It was a time of prosperity | ||
| Chinese defensive fortification built to keep out northern nomadic invaders; began during the reign of Shi Huangdi. | ||
| A major dynasty that ruled China from the mid-fourteenth to the mid-seventeenth century. It was marked by a great expansion of Chinese commerce into East Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia | ||
| an ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean | ||
| The Han dynasty reached its peak under the Han emperor Wu Di, Liu Bang's great-grandson. | ||
| refers to China because the people believed that their land stood between heaven and earth. | ||
| The belief that an emperor has an allowance from heaven to rule; this is revoked during times of disaster | ||
| helped make trade easier within China, linked Yangtze & Yellow Rivers; World's oldest & longest canal | ||
| huge royal palace complex in Bejing that common people were not allowed to enter | ||
| An insect that played a major role in clothing the Chinese. | ||
| an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown | ||
| a series of rulers from the same family | ||
| "The Way" In Chinese philosophy. It is the single unified source where all life in the universe originated | ||
| In the Zhou Dynasty, a Chinese philosopher and teacher who taught respect for family and elders and proper behavior in society. | ||
| Confucius's greatest disciple; he has been called the second sage; wrote the Analects. | ||
| Huang He River or 'Yellow River' | ||
| Collection of the ideas and teachings of Confucius. | ||
| world's highest and largest plateau, known as the "Roof of the World" | ||
| one of the worlds largest deserts, covers part of China and present-day Mongolia | ||
| Most important family holiday in China; occurs on the first day of the lunar calendar, which is based on the phases of the moon | ||
| a frying pan used in Chinese cooking | ||
| Italian merchant who traveled the Silk Road and served as a valued official in China. | ||
| wheel barrow; invented 1,300 years before the Europeans copied it! | ||
| A Chinese philosophy of government emphasizing strong authority (because people were naturally 'bad'. | ||
| 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 | ||
| A Chinese philosophy in which people live a simple life in harmony with nature. |