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China

Practice our China Vocabulary

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The idea that heaven China’s ruler and gave him or her power 1. Mandate of Heaven
A barrier built to protect China from invasion that stood near China’s northern border 2. Great Wall
A device that measures the strength of an earthquake 3. Seismograph
The Chinese practice of inserting fine needles through the skin at specific points to cure disease or relieve pain 4. Acupuncture
A canal linking northern and southern China 5. Grand Canal
A thin, beautiful pottery invented in China 6. Porcelain
A form of printing in which an entire page is carved into a block of wood, covered with ink, and pressed to a piece of paper to create a printed page 7. Woodblock printing
A mixture of powders used in guns and explosives 8. Gunpowder
An instrument that uses Earth’s magnetic field to indicate direction 9. Compass
A philosophy based on the ideas of Confucius that focuses on morality, family order, social harmony, and government 10. Confucianism
A huge palace complex built by China’s Ming emperors that included hundreds of imperial residences, temples, and other government buildings 11. Forbidden City
A policy of avoiding contact with other countries 12. Isolation
generations of people who came before 13. ancestors
a metal made of copper and tin 14. bronze
ancient trade route used for trade with Persian, Romans, and others 15. silk road
series of rulers from the same family or group 16. dynasty
one person who rules a kingdom 17. emperor
the art of writing Chinese characters 18, calligraphy
group of animals and or people traveling together in a single file 19. caravan
person of high status or rank 20. nobility
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