| A | B |
| Wu Zhao | Only empress of China |
| Grand Canal | Connected 2 major rivers |
| Civil Service | System used to hire talented government officials |
| Silk Road | Major land route for trade between China and the West |
| Moveable Type | Technology that makes printing faster and easier |
| Gentry | Wealthy land-owning upper class |
| Foot-binding | Painful process forced on girls of imperial China |
| The Three Teachings | Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism |
| Confucianism | Philosophy of Social Order |
| Taoism | Philosophy of Balance and Nature |
| Buddhism | Religion based on nirvana |
| Siddhartha Gautama | Creator of Buddhism |
| Four Noble Truths | Connection between suffering and desire |
| Eightfold Path | Steps to end desire |
| Tao Te Ching | Book of Taoism |
| Lao Zi (Lao Tzu) | Creator of Taoism |
| Yin and Yang | Positive and negative forces of the universe |
| Tao | Unifying force of the universe (nothingness) |
| Chi | Balance |