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Vocabulary Words
Unit 4 Vocabulary Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Human Savrifce | A person who is killed as part of a religious ritual. |
| Clan | A large group of friends of family. |
| Ancestor Worship | Honoring ancestors through rituals, such as offering food and wine to the dead. |
| Logograph | A written character that represents a word. |
| Economy | A system of managing the wealth of a community of region. |
| Standardize | To make the same. |
| Exiled | Living away from one's native country. |
| Immortal | Able to live forever. |
| Toga | A loose robe worn by men in Rhome. |
| Mirage | An image of of something that isn't really there, such as water. |
| Caravan | A group of people traveling together. |
| Civil Servant | A person who works for a government. |
| Yin | One half of the Daoist concept of opposing forces of nature,shadow; the opposite of yang. |
| Yang | One half of the Daoist concept of opposing forces if nature,sunlight; the opposite of yin. |
| Feudalism | A system of government based on landowners and tenants. |
| Mandate of Heaven | A power or law believed to be granted by a god. |
| Compass | An instrument for determining direction. |
| Seismograph | An instrument for detecting earthquakes. |
| Lodestone | A type of iron ore. |
| Anesthetic | Something that takes away the feeling of pain. |
| Callegraphy | The art of fine handwriting. |