| A | B |
|---|
| porcelain | a thin, beautiful type of pettery |
| Plateau of Tibet Pla | high plateau in western China |
| North China Plain | plains region of northeastern China |
| Gobi | desert in China and Mongolia |
| Himalayas | highest mountains in the world |
| Chang Jiang | major river in China, also called the Yangtze |
| Huang He | major river in northern China, also called the Yellow River |
| mandate of heaven | idea that heaven chose China's ruler |
| Great Wall | barrier built to protect China from northern invasion |
| sundial | device that uses position of shadows to tell time of day |
| seismograph | device that measures strength of earthquakes |
| acupuncture | inserting fine needles through skin to relieve pain or disease |
| Wudi | made Confucianism China's official gov't philosophy during Han Dynasty |
| Liu Bang | peasant who became first emperor of Han dynasty |
| bureaucracy | a body of unelected government officials |
| civil service | service as a government official |
| scholar-official | educated member of China's gov't who passed written exams |
| Shi Huangdi | strict and powerful ruler, kept China unified during the Qin dynasty |
