| A | B |
|---|
| Ancestors | A deceased relative who liver longer ago than a grandparent. |
| Oracle | A person who given wise advice. |
| Characters | Symbols used in writing. |
| Mandate of Heaven | the right to rule; the ancient Chinese believed a god they called Heaven gave it to their emperors. Then an emperor was weak or disasters occurred, the emperor was thought to have lost the Mandate of Heaven. |
| Loess | Yellow silt. |
| Virtues | A good quality. |
| Elevation | The height of land. |
| Legalism | Chinese teachings that express a belief in the strict following of laws and in the use of bureaucracy. |
| Provinces | A political region of a country. |
| Heritage | A set of ideas that have been passed down from one generation to another. |
| Standardization | The practice of making all things of a certain type alike. |
