| A | B |
|---|
| currency | a type of money used by a nation |
| civil service | a group of people who carry out day to day work of the government |
| silk | a valuable cloth |
| Ancient China's accomplishments | invented compass, rockets, paper, wheelbarrow, silk, irrigation(water) systems, iron tools |
| Sima Qian | scholar who spent his life writing a book that was China's first histpry book HISTORICAL RECORDS |
| dike | a protective wall which holds back water |
| war lords | a leader of an armed local band |
| loess | yellow-brown soil |
| Huang He | Yellow tiver or "China's River of sorrow" |
| Shi Huangdi | emperor of Qin dynasty. Helped unify ancient China by building roads, conquering kingdoms, money |
| philosophy | a system of beliefs and values |
| Confucius Golden Rule | do not do to others what you would not want done to yourself |
| extended family | closely related people such as parents, uncles, children, sisters brothers living together |
