| A | B |
| Great Wall | A long wall running east to west along the empires border. |
| standardize | To set rules to make things more similar. |
| Legalism | A strong leader or a strong legal system needed to create social order. |
| censor | To ban ideas he found dangerous or offensive. |
| Silk Road | A network of trade routes that crossed Asia and China. |
| cuisine | A style of cooking. |
| civil service | A system of government employees mainly selected for skills and knowledge. |
| officials | people assigned to a position in the government |
| monopoly | when a single group controls the production of a good or service |
| calligraphy | art of beautiful writing |
| lacquer | protective coating made from the sap of a special tree |
| acupuncture | therapy that uses needles to cure |
| seismometer | tool to detect earthquakes |
| envoy | representatives of emperor |