| A | B |
|---|
| heritage | A set of ideas that have been passed down one generation to another |
| militia | Volunteer soldiers |
| virtue | A good quality |
| public works | Structures built by the government for use by everyone |
| philosopher | A person who studies the meaning of life |
| responsibilty | A duty |
| Confucianism | The ideas of the Chinese philoshpher Confucius, which became a guide for the way people live |
| Legalism | Chinese teachings that say people obey their rulers out of fear, rather than repect |
| standardization | The practice of making all things of a certain type alike |
| bureaucracy | A network of appointed government officals |
| civil war | A war in which groups of people from the same place or country fight one another |
| ambassador | A representativeof a government |
| civil service | The part of bureaucracy that oversees the day-to-day business of running a government |
| Daoism | A religion and philosophy that teaches that the key to long life and happiness is to accept life as it is |
| import | To bring in goods for sale from other places |
| export | To send goods out for sale to other places |
| caravan | A group of traders |
| profit | Money gained |
| Silk Road | A trade route that stretched 5,000 miles (8,074km) from China to th eMediterranean Sea |
