| A | B |
|---|
| loess | yellow-brown soil |
| dike | protective wall that controls or holds back water |
| extended family | closely related people of several generations |
| civil service | the group of people whose job it is to carry out the work of the government |
| philosophy | system of beliefs and values |
| currency | type of money used by a group or nation |
| Silk Road | ancient trade route between China and Europe |
| silk | valuable cloth, origanlly made only in China from threads spun by caterpillars called silkworms |
| Shi Huangdi | first emperor of China |
| Liu Bang | founder of the Han dynasty |
| Confucius | Chinese philosopher and teacher whose beliesgreatly influence Chinese life |
