| A | B |
|---|
| Dike | High banks of soil built along rivers to control floods. |
| Fault | Crack in the Earth's crust. |
| Communist State | Country whose government has strong control over the economy and society as a whole. |
| Consumer Goods | Household products, clothing, and other goods people buy to use for themselves. |
| Dynasty | Line of rulers from the same family. |
| Human Rights | Basic freedoms and rights that all people should enjoy. |
| Exile | Inability to live in one's own country because of political beliefs. |
| Calligraphy | Art of beautiful writing. |
| Pagoda | Many-storied Buddhist temple. |
| High-Technology Industry | Industry that produces computers and other kinds of electric equipment. |
| Steppe | Partly dry grassland often found on the edges of a desert. |
| Nomad | People who move from place to place with herds of animals. |
| Empire | Group of lands under one ruler. |
| Yurt | Large circle-shaped tent made of animal skins that can be packed up and moved from place to place. |
