| A | B |
| HWANG HO (YELLOW RIVER) | HOME TO ANCIENT CHINESE CIVILIZATION |
| DYNASTY | SERIES OF RULERS FROM SAME FAMILY |
| ETHNOCENTRISM | EFFECT OF CHINA'S GEOGRAPHY |
| SILK ROAD | MAJOR TRADE ROUTE TO EAST ASIA |
| ZHENG HE | TRAVELS PROMOTED INTERDEPENDENCE |
| MANDATE OF HEAVEN | GOD GIVEN RIGHT TO RULE |
| MING | CLOSED OUT FOREIGNERS |
| FILIAL PIETY | MAIN IDEA OF CONFUCIANISM |
| POPULATION | MAIN OBSTACLE TO CHINAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
| NEOLITHIC REVOLUTION | LEADS TO MORE FOOD AND COMPLEX SOCIETIES |
| EIGHT FOLD PATH | BUDDHIST BELIEF MOST SIMILAR TO FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM |
| CONFUCIANISM | GREATEST INFLUENCE ON SOCIAL ORDER |
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | MOST DIRECTLY INFLUENCED BY PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF A NATION |
| QIN | UNIFIED ANCIENT CHINA |
| SHANG | ESTABLISHED WRITING SYSTEM |
| HAN | CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS AND BUREACRACY |
| YUAN | FIRST FOREIGN DYNASTY |
| ZHOU | ESTABLISHED THE MANDATE OF HEAVEN |
| DAO(TAO) | THE WAY |
| TANG | RULED OVER GOLDEN AGE |