| A | B |
|---|
| civil service | a system for government in which officials are chosen because of their qualifications |
| communes | government-run farming communities with shared housing and work |
| dynasty | a ruling family that passes control from one generation to the next |
| junks | Chinese boats |
| pictographs | drawings that are combined to form Chinese words |
| porcelain | a type of clay pottery |
| warlords | bandit chiefs |
| Chiang Jiang Valley | a geographical area that is part of China Proper |
| farming | the way most of China's people earn a living |
| Mandate of Heaven | rulers were selected by heaven |
| Confucius | Chinese teacher who taught the five virtues of charity, kindness, hard work, good faith, and courtesy |
| Great Wall of China | a barrier built to protect China from invaders from the north |
