| A | B |
| Huang He | The Yellow river that flows through China. |
| Chang Jiang | Yangte river flows about 3,409 miles through China. |
| Anyang | One of the first Chinese cities built by Shang. |
| Wu Wang | Lead a rebellion against Shang and then made the Zhou dynasty. |
| dynasty | A long line of rulers that belong to the same family. |
| aristocrat | nobles whose wealth came from owning land. |
| Pictograph | Characters that stand for objects. |
| Ideograph | another kind of charater used in Chinese writing. |
| Burreaucracy | appointed officals who are responsible for different areas of goverment. |
| Mandate | a formal order. |
| Dao | assighned to keep the Gods happy. |