| A | B |
|---|
| heritage | a set of ideas passed down from one generation to the next |
| virtues | good qualities |
| Mandate of Heaven | Heaven's order to claim rule over China |
| public works | structures built by the government for everyone's use |
| dynasty | a ruling family |
| king | top of the social structure |
| peasant | bottom of the social structure |
| Shang, Zhou, Qin, and Han | all dynasties of China |
| Warring Kingdoms Period | a time of disorder during the Zhou dynasty |
| Confucius | a famous Chinese philosopher |
| philosopher | a person who studies the meaning of life |
| responsibilities | duties |
| filial piety | treating parents with great respect and honor |
| Confucianism | the teachings of Confucius |
| Qin Shi Huangdi | strongest ruler of ancient China |
| Legalism | to obey their rulers out of fear |
| The Great Wall | kept invaders out of China |
| standardization | making all things of a certain type alike |
| bureaucracy | a network of appointed government officials |
| civil war | people from the same place fighting each other |
| Wu Di | a warlike emperor that extended the Great Wall in the Han Dynasty |
| ambassadors | representatives of the Chinese gov to make peace |
| civil service | oversees the day-to-day business of running a government |
| Golden Age | a time of peace and no war |
| Daoism | teaches that the key to a long life is to accept life as it is |
| Seismograph | invented to detect earthquakes |
| imported | goods brought in to a country |
| exported | goods sent out of a country |
| Silk Road | the famous Chinese trade route |
| profits | money gained |
| caravans | groups of traders |
| Buddhism | the teachings of Buddha that became a world religion |
