| A | B |
|---|
| achievements | thigns finished successfully with effort |
| ancestors | people from whom one is descended |
| ca | (short for "circa") a word used to show that a date is not known for sure |
| civilization | a large society of people with a common culture |
| compass | an instrument of showing direction |
| dynasties | families that rule a country over a long period |
| emperor | the ruler of an empire |
| locations | places or sites |
| nobles | people born to ruling families |
| settled | began to live permanently in a place or area |
| silt | small bits of rock and soil that collect on the bottom of rivers and oceans |
| symbols | things that represent or stand for other things |
| united | joined together |
| Huang River | longest river in China; third longest river in the world; river on which ancient Chinese settled |
| Yangtze River | second longest river in China; river on which ancient Chinese settled |
| Beijing | capital of China |
| China Sea | sea on China's east coast |
| Yangshao | ancient Chinese people |
| Hu Jintao | President of China |
| Himalayas | largest mountain range in China; Mt. Everest, the world's tallest mountain, is found in the Himalayas |
| Shanghai | second largest city in China |
| 1.3 billion | population of China |
| #2 | rank of China's economy |
