| Term | Definition |
| Warlord | A Local leader of an armed group |
| Wudi | An Emporer who brought the Han Dynasty to it's highest point |
| Liu Bang | Founder of Han Dynasty |
| Civil Service | The group of people whose job it is to carry out the orders of the government |
| Shi Huangdi | The Founder of the Qin Dynasty and the first Chinese emporer |
| Loess | Yellow-brown Soil |
| Sima Qian | A Chinese scholar,m astronomer, historian, and auther of the most important history of ancient China- Historical Records- |
| Silk | A valuable cloth, originally made only in China from threads strung by caterpillars called silk worms |
| Silk Road | An ancient trade route between China and Europe |
| Confucius | Chinese philosopher abd teacher whose beliefs had a great influence on Chinese life |
| Extended Family | Closely related people of several generations |
| Dike | A protective wall that controls or holds back water |
| Philosophy | System of values and or beliefs |
| Currency | Money used by a group or nation (Yin in China) |