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Ancient China
Vocabulary and People, Places and Terms
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Social Studies
6th Grade
03/21/2012

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Term
Character
Definition
Chinese writing - each one stands for a single word
Term
Civil Service
Definition
Group of people whose job is to work for the government
Term
Dialect
Definition
different form of the same spoken language
Term
Emperor
Definition
Title for the head of the government
Term
Extended family
Definition
Several generations of closely related people
Term
Loess
Definition
Yellow-brown soil
Term
Philosophy
Definition
Belief or value
Term
Silk
Definition
Valuable cloth from threads of a worm
Term
The Silk Road
Definition
Famous trade route of many roads which linked China to the rest of the world.
Term
Confucius
Definition
Opened up opportunities for government jobs because all people could take a test
Term
Shi Huang Di
Definition
Built roads and unified China but was a fierce leader who outlawed Confucius' writings
Term
South China
Definition
Warm and wet; grew rice
Term
North China
Definition
Cool and dry; grew wheat and millet
Term
Geographic barriers
Definition
Mountains/seas and deserts cut off China from other lands
Term
Buddha
Definition
taught people to stop wanting possessions and find harmony within yourself
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