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Ancient China
CHICKEN WING
Term | Definition |
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Feudalism | a system of government based on landowners and tenants - King owned all the land. Lords were given lands as loyal supporters |
Mandate of Heaven | The divine right to rule China - believed to be granted be god |
Warring States | 250 years of fighting for power in the Zhou Dynasty |
Confucius | Also called Kongfuzi - lived from 551-470 B.C.E |
Civil servant | A person who works for the government |
Yin and Yang | Two opposing forces of nature. Part of Daoism |
Qin Shihuangdi | First Emperor of China also called Emperor og Qin Emperor of the Zhou dynasty |
Great Wall of China | Built by Emperor of Quin to secure the northern border from invasion |
Exile | Living away from one's home country |
Immortal | To be able to live forever |
Han Dynasty | Lasted 400 years - a time of wealth, peace,and success - Emperor Wudi is a key figure. |
Silk Road | A network of trade routs that stretched more than 4000 miles across Aisa |
Caravan | A group of people travelling together |
Mirage | An image of something that isn't really there, such as water |
Export | To ship goods outside the country |
Import | To bring goods inside the country |
Monopoly | The complete control by one group for the production, and sales of a product |
Physical Features | An aspect of the land such as mountains, plateaus, and rivers |
Bureaucracy | A system of government in which most desicions are made by the government |