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Vocab List #6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| pictograph | a picture that represents a word or idea |
| warlord | military ruler |
| chaos | total disorder and confusion |
| philosophy | general study of knowledge and the world; Greek for "love of wisdom" |
| ancestor worship | religious practice of honoring the spirits of the dead |
| standardize | to set rules to make things more similar |
| censor | to ban dangerous or offensive ideas, or remove material from published works or prevent its publication |
| official | person who holds a government job |
| civil service | the people who work for a government |
| Silk Road | series of trade routes that crossed Asia |
| envoy | representative of a government sent to another country |
| cuisine | style of food |
| monopoly | single person or group who controls the production of a good or service |
| calligraphy | art of beautiful writing |
| lacquer | a protective coating made from the sap of a special tree |
| acupuncture | therapy that uses needles to cure sickness and stop pain |