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Ancient China 1
Term | Definition |
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Dynasty | series of rulers from the same family |
oracle bones | a technique of ancient Chinese to use bones or shells to answer their questions about the future |
scholar | someone who is highly educated |
merchant | someone who sell/trades things |
Silk Road | a series of trade routes from Europe to China |
civilized | stable community that has developed food surplus, division of labor, language, government etc. |
emperor | leader of an empire; had supreme power |
Yangtze | river of ancient China |
Huang He | river setlle in ancient China, also called the Yellow River |
Mandate of Heaven | the authority to rule of China's early emperors; given from the gods |
Great Wall | A barrier of walls across China’s northern frontier. |
ancestor | a person that someone is descended from. |
Terracotta army | Emperor Qin had built to protect and serve him in the afterlife. |
aristocrat | upper class citizen who holds wealth and power. |