| A | B |
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| ancestors | relatives that lived before a person |
| dynasty | a line of rulers from the same family |
| Mandate of Heaven | if an emperor acted badly, the ancestors would demand that the emperor be replaced by sending earthquakes, floods, and other natural disasters |
| emperor | a single ruler of an empire |
| Shang Dynasty | about 1700 BCE to about 1100BCE |
| Zhou Dynasty | about 1100BCE to 256 BCE |
| Qin Dynasty | 221 BCE to 206 BCE |
| Han Dynasty | 206 BCE to 9 CE |
| silk | a soft cloth made from the cacoons of bombyx mori |
| Confucius | philosopher who wanted to bring harmony to China in 551 BCE to 479 BCE |
| Great Wall of China | built to protect the Chinese from northern invaders |
| Terra Cotta Warriors | created to protect Qin Shi Huang in the afterlife |
| Acupuncture | a medical procedure in which specific body areas are punctured with needles for pain relief |
| Abacus | a manual computing device made up of a frame and beads |
| orancle bones | used during the Shang dynasty to help communicate with the ancestors |
| Mongols | people who invaded China from the north |
| Qin Shi Huang | first emperor of China, had army of Terra Cotta Warriors created |
| "Sons of Heaven" | emperors because they were believed to be chosen by the gods |
| bombyx mori | real name for the silk worm |
| mulberry tree | the favorite food of the silk worm |
| Xi Ling Shi | woman thought to have accidentally discovered silk threads |
| bambo | a tall woody reed common in China |
| crossbow | weapon where and arrow is released by a trigger |
| chain pump | driven by people on a treadmill, it help irrigate the fields |
| spirit screen | located inside the door and used to keep evil spirits out of a house |
| millet | edible white grain grown in ancient China |
