| A | B |
|---|
| Used in Chinese religion to reveal the answers to questions | Oracle Bones |
| Possibly the first dynasty; existence is still debated | Xia Dynasty |
| The dynasty that began writing and recorded the legend of the Xia | Shang Dynasty |
| The Golden Age of China | Han Dynasty |
| The longest dynasty | Zhou Dynasty |
| The shortest dynasty | Qin Dynasty |
| Non-elected officials in a government who are selected via exam process | Civil Service |
| Non-elected officials in a government; a way to sort power into agencies or groups | Bureaucracy |
| When a king or emperor appoints nobles to control his lands as well as the commoners that live there | Feudalism |
| Images used as words/letters to write | Pictographs |
| Models of the star movements created through interlocking rings | Armillary Spheres |
| Used before paper for writing in China | Bamboo Scrolls |
| The Chinese invention that impacted the way records were kept | Paper |
| The primary god in Ancient China | Shang-Di |
| a hard, typically green stone used for ornaments and implements in Ancient China | Jade |
| the river found further north in China; also known as the Huang He | Yellow River |
| the river found further south in China | Yangzte River |
| the divine right to rule | Mandate of Heaven |
| when the people have the right overthrow a corrupt government | Justified Rebellion |
| a collection of sayings by Confucius recorded by his students | Analects |
| the route used for the exchange of goods and ideas stretching from China to Europe | Silk Road |
| the highlands and mountains on the western side of China | Tibetan Plateau |
| the mountains on the southwest border of China | Himalayas |
| a device used to measure time by monitoring the flow of liquid | Water Clock |
| the portion of a saddle where riders secure their feet | Stirrups |
