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Vocab List #6
Question | Answer |
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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 |