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China Vocab
China unit vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Human Sacrifice | A person who is killed as part of a religious ritual |
| Clan | A large group of friends and family |
| Ancestor Worship | Honoring ancestors through rituals |
| Logograph | A written character that represents a word |
| Economy | A system of managing the wealth of a community or region |
| Standardize | To make the same |
| Exile | Living away from ones native country |
| Immortal | Able to live forever |
| Toga | A loose robe worn by men in Rome |
| Mirage | An image of something that isn't really there |
| Caravan | A group of people traveling toghether |
| Civil Servant | A person who works for a government |
| Yin | One half of the Daoist concept of opposing forces of nature |
| Yang | One half of the Daoist concept apposing forces of nature |
| Feudalism | A system of government based on landowners and tennants |
| Mandate of Heaven | A power or law believed to be granted by 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 |
| Calligraphy | The art of fine handwriting |