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China
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| loess | yellow-brown soil |
| dike | a protective wall that controls or holds back water |
| extended family | closely related people of several generations |
| Confucius | a Chinese philosopher and teacher whose beliefs had a great influence on Chinese life. |
| philosophy | a system of beliefs and values. |
| civil service | the group of people whose job it is to carry out the work of the government. |
| Shi Huangdi | founder of the Qin dynasty and China’s first emperor. |
| currency | the type of money used by a group or nation. |
| Liu Bang | the founder of the Han dynasty. |
| Wudi | Chinese emperor who brought the Han dynasty to its greatest strength. |
| warlord | a local leader of an armed group. |
| Silk Road | an ancient trade route between China and Europe. |
| silk | a valuable cloth, originally made only in China from threads spun by caterpillars called silkworms. |
| Sima Qian | a Chinese scholar, astronomer, and historian; author of the most important history of ancient China, Historical Records. |