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Ancient China Vocab
Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Climate | The weather conditions of a broad area over a long period of time. |
| Maize | A type of corn. |
| Oasis | A body of water located in a desert. |
| Silt | Fine minerals and organic material. |
| Mutton | Goat or sheep meat. |
| Physical Features | Land forms or bodies of water. |
| Millet | A type of grain. |
| Vegetation | All plant life in a certain area. |
| Tributary | A stream that feeds into a larger river. |
| Human Sacrifice | A human being who is killed for a religious reason. |
| Clan | A large group of friends and family |
| Ancestor Worship | The action of pleasing ancestors through rituals, sacrifices, and food. |
| Logograph | A character that is used to represent a word |
| Economy | A system of managing wealth in an area or region |
| Mandate of Heaven | A power to rule granted by the heaven to nobles and kings |
| Feudalism | A system of government based on landlords and tenants/workers. |
| Civil Servant | A person who works for the government |
| Yin | The dark side of nature in the daoist belief |
| Yang | The light side of nature in the daoist belief |
| Standardize | to make the same |
| Exile | living in away from one’s native country |
| Immortal | one who can live for ever |
| Legalism | A form of government used by the Qin dynasty |
| Bureaucracy | A form of government that is structured like a pyramid, with a few people at the top and many at the bottom. The top has power over the bottom. |
| Calligraphy | the art of fine handwriting |
| Anesthetic | A painkiller |
| Seismograph | An instrument that detects earthquakes |
| Compass | An instrument for determining direction |
| Lodestone | A type of iron ore |
| Toga | A loose robe worn by men in Rome |
| Mirage | An image of something that isn’t really there, such as an oasis |
| Caravan | A group of people travelling together |