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China
Term | Definition |
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loess | yellow-brown soil |
dike | a protective wall that controls or holds back water |
extended family | closely related people of several generations |
Confucius | a Chinese philosopher and teacher whose beliefs had a great influence on Chinese life. |
philosophy | a system of beliefs and values. |
civil service | the group of people whose job it is to carry out the work of the government. |
Shi Huangdi | founder of the Qin dynasty and China’s first emperor. |
currency | the type of money used by a group or nation. |
Liu Bang | the founder of the Han dynasty. |
Wudi | Chinese emperor who brought the Han dynasty to its greatest strength. |
warlord | a local leader of an armed group. |
Silk Road | an ancient trade route between China and Europe. |
silk | a valuable cloth, originally made only in China from threads spun by caterpillars called silkworms. |
Sima Qian | a Chinese scholar, astronomer, and historian; author of the most important history of ancient China, Historical Records. |