| Term | Definition |
|---|
| dynasty | a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family |
| artifacts | object made by human beings, either hand-made or mass-produced |
| cocoon | silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs |
| silk | fibers from silkworm cocoons provide threads for knitting |
| legend | A narrative or tradition handed down from the past; distinguished from a myth by having more historical truth and perhaps less of the supernatural |
| pictograph | a written symbol that represents an idea or object |
| heritage | any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors |
| virtue | good qualities |
| public works | structures constructed at government expense for public use |
| responsibility | being able to be held accountable for your actions |
| legalism | the strict follwing of laws |
| standardization | The making of all things of a certain thing alike, such as having only one type of money. |
| bureaucracy | Government by departments of men transacting particular branches of public business. |
| civil war | a war between factions in the same country |
| civil service | government workers |
| import | goods bought from a foreign country |
| export | goods sold to a foreign country |
| profit | the amount of money left over after expenses are taken out |
| caravan | group of traders traveling together for safety |
| philosophy | any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation |
| loess | yellow-brown soil |
| dike | a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea |
| currency | money |
| feudal system | a system of government in which less powerful people promise loyalty to more poweful people |
| navigable | Capable of commercial navigation. |
| herb | plant or plant part used for medicines or seasonings |
| dialect | Forms of speech collectively that are peculiar to the people of a particular district. |
| jade | Chinese filled tombs with beautiful objects made of what? |
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