| A | B |
|---|
| dike | high banks of soil built along rivers to control floods |
| fault | crack in the earth's crust |
| communist state | country whose government has strong control over the economy and society as a whole |
| consumer goods | household products, clothing and other goods people buy to use for themselves |
| dynasty | line of rulers from the same family |
| human rights | basic freedoms and rights that all people should enjoy |
| exile | inability to live in one's own country because of political beliefs |
| calligraphy | art of beautiful writing |
| pagoda | many-storied Buddhist temple |
| high-technology industry | industry that produces computers and other kinds of electrical equipment |
| steppe | partly dry grassland often found on the edges of a desert |
| nomad | one who moves from place to place with herds of animals |
| empire | group of lands under one ruler |
| yurt | large circle-shaped tent made of animal skins that can be packed up and moved from place to place |
