| A | B |
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| bureaucracy | a form of government structured like a pyramid with few people on top and many people at the bottom |
| Han Dynasty | dynasty in ancient China from 206 B.C.E to 220 C.E. |
| unification | to come together as one unit |
| standardize | to make the same |
| exile | living away from one's native country |
| immortal | able to live forever |
| calligraphy | the art of fine handwriting |
| anesthetic | medicine that takes away the feeling of pain |
| seismograph | an instrument that measures the power of earthquakes |
| compass | an instrument for determining direction |
| lodestone | a type of iron ore |
