| A | B |
|---|
| loess | yellow-brown soil |
| dike | protective wall that controls or holds back water |
| extended family | closely related people of several generations |
| Confucius | Chinese philosopher and teacher whose beliefs had a great influence on Chines life |
| philosophy | a system of beliefs and values |
| civil service | the group of people whose job it is to carry out the work of the government |
| Shi Huangdi | founder of the Qin dynasty and China's first emperor |
| currency | the type of money used by a group or a nation. |
| Liu Bang | the 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 | ancient trade route between China and Europe |
| silk | valuable cloth, originally made only in China from threads spun by silkworms |
| Sima Qian | scholar, astronomer, and historian; author of the most important history of ancient China, Historical Records |
