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Ancient China
Ancient China Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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Climate | The weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period. |
Physicle features | In geography it includes bodies of water, land forms, oceans, mountains, lakes, rivers, plateaus, plains, streams, hills, bays, gulf, volcanoes, |
Vegitation | Plants considered collectively. |
Oasis | a fertile spot in the desert with water. |
Silt | fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water. |
Tributary | A river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake |
Maize | Corn |
Mutton | Lamb |
Millet | Flour |
Human Sacrifice | Killing one more humans for the gods |
Clan | A Large group of friends and family |
Ancestor worship | Honoring ancestors through rituals, such as offering food and wine to the dead. |
Lolograph | A written character that represents a word. |
Econmy | A system of managing wealth of a country or region. |
Confucianism | Lead by example |
Daoism | Rule as little as possible |
Legalism | Set clear laws and harshly punish those who disobey them. |
Mandate of Heaven | A power or law believed to be granted by the gods |
Civil servant | A person who works for a goverment |
Yin/Yang | Opposite forces have a little bit of each in them. |
Standardize | to make the same |
Exile | living away from ones native country |
immortal | able to live forever |
Bureancracy | pyramid government. |