| A | B |
|---|
| Loess | yellow-brown soil, that the Huang River carries |
| Dike | a protective wall that controls or holds back water |
| Extended Family | closely related people of several generations |
| Shi Huangdi | founder of the Qin Dynasty and China’s first emperor |
| Currency | A type of money used by a group or nation |
| Liu Bang | Founder of the Han Dynasty |
| Wudi | Chinese emperor who brought the Han Dynasty to its greatest strength |
| Warlord | A local leader of an armed group |
| Silk Road | an ancient trade route between China and Europe |
| Silk | a valuable cloth, originally made only in China from threads spun by caterpillars called silkworms |
| Sima Qian | a Chinese scholar, astronomer, and historian; author of the most important history of ancient China, “Historical Records” |
