| A | B |
|---|
| ruler of ancient China | emperor |
| earthquakes and hurricanes were messages that ancestors were displeased and the emperor should be overthrown | Mandate of Heaven |
| the people a person comes from | ancestors |
| famous Chinese philosopher | Confucius |
| condition where China was set apart from the rest of the world | isolation |
| River where first civilization was discovered | Huang river |
| discovered by the Chinese and used for fireworks | gunpowder |
| steps cut into hillside to increase amount of land for farming | terrace |
| 1500-mile barrier built during the Qun Dynasty | The Great Wall |
| a line of rulers belonging to the same family | dynasty |
