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Sizemore Chapter 9
Chapter 9: The Chinese Empire
Question | Answer |
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Great Wall | a long wall running east and west along China's northern border |
standardize | to set rules to make things more similar |
Legalism | the philosophy that a strong leader an legal system are needed to create social order |
censor | a ban |
official | people assigned to a position in a government |
civil service | a system of government employees selected for their skills and knowledge |
Silk Road | a network of trade routes that crossed Asia connecting China to Central and Southwest Asia |
envoy | representatives of the emperor |
cuisine | the style of cooking |
monopoly | when a single group controls the production of a good or service |
calligraphy | the art of beautiful writing |
lacquer | a protective coating made from sap of a special tree |
acupuncture | therapy that uses needles to cure sickness and stop pain |
seismometer | a tool to detect earth quakes |