| A | B |
|---|
| civil service | the group of people whose job it is to carry out the work of the government |
| currency | the type of money used by a group or a nation |
| dike | a protective wall that controls or holds back water |
| extended family | closely related people of several generations |
| loess | yellow-brown soil |
| philosophy | a system of beliefs and values |
| silk | a valuable cloth, originally made only in China from threads spun by caterpillars |
| Silk Road | an ancient trade route between China and Europe |
| warlord | a local leader of an armed group |
