| A | B |
| 文明 | civilization; civilized |
| 文字 | characters; written form of a language |
| 记载 | to put down in writing; to record; record; account |
| 参观 | to visit; to look around |
| 其中 | among which/whom; in which/whom; of which/whom |
| 部分 | portion; part |
| 朝代 | dynasty |
| 伟大 | great; outstanding; magnificent |
| 思想 | thinking; ideology; thoughts |
| 学院 | college; academy; institute |
| 建立 | to build; to establish |
| 展厅 | exhibition hall; gallery |
| 皇帝 | emperor |
| 统一 | to unify; to unite; unified; centralized |
| 贡献 | to contribute; to devote; contribution |
| 修 | to build; to repair; to mend; to fix |
| 杀 | to kill |
| 烧 | to burn; to set fire to; to cook |
| 千千万万 | thousands upon thousands |
| 宫殿 | palace |
| 坟墓 | grave; tomb |
| 兵马俑 | terracotta warriors and horses |
| 基础 | foundation; basis |
| 发展 | to develop |
| 称呼 | term of address; to address as |
| 丝绸 | silk; silk fabric |
| 关系 | relation; relationship; connection |
| 进行 | to carry on; to carry out; to conduct |
| 贸易 | trade |
| 诗 | poetry; poem |
| 诗人 | poet |
| 发达 | develop; flourishing; to develop |
| 技术 | technology; technique |
| 曾经 | once; at some time in the past |
| 先进 | advanced |
| 发明 | invention; to invent |
| 造纸 | to make paper |
| 火药 | gunpowder |
| 指南针 | compass |
| 活字印刷 | moveable-type printing; letterpress printing |
| 领导 | to lead; to exercise leadership; leadership; leader |
| 革命 | revolution |
| 孔子 | Confucius |
| 秦朝 | Qin Dynasty |
| 秦始皇 | First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty |
| 汉朝 | Han Dynasty |
| 西方 | the West |
| 唐朝 | Tang Dynasty |
| 李白 | Li Bai; Li Po (701-762 CE) |
| 宋朝 | Song Dynasty |
| 清朝 | Qing Dynasty |
| 孙中山 | Sun Yat-sen |
| 中华民国 | Republic of China |