ABC Alphabet Book
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ABC Alphabet Book
By: Maelea Radford
A
AristocratIn ancient China aristocrats were nobles who got
money from the land they owned.
B
BureacracyA bureacracy is a group of officials that are in charge
of different areas of the government.
C
Civil service examinationThe civil service examinations were tests for people that determined if they got government jobs or not.
D
DesertA desert is a big hot and sandy area of land that you
can live on under certain circumstances.
E
EmpireSome dynasties built empires.
F
FirelanceGunpowder was used in a weapon called a firelance.
G
GovernmentGovernment in ancient China was very important
because it gave people jobs and much more.
H
Himalayas The Himalayan mountain range is home to, the tallest
mountain in the world, Mount. Everest.
I
IdeographAn ideograph is a symbol standing for several ideas.
J
JapanBuddhism spread to Japan in aboud A.D. 660
K
Kong QuiKong Qui was Confucius' birth name.
L
Liu BangLiu Bang started the Han dynasty and allowed China
to trade.
M
MandateA mandate is a type of order.
N
Neo-ConfucianismNeo-Confucianism was made to reduce the amout of
buddhists.
O
OfficialsGovernment officials were good jobs to have in
ancient China.
P
PaperPaper was an item that was traded on the silk road.
Q
Qin ShihuangdiQin Shihuangdi was the ruler of the Qin dynasty and made several changes that would last for a long time.
R
RulersA ruler is a person that is in charge of a certain place
or thing.
S
Social classesSome people were in a social class which meant some
people were better than others.
T
TradeThe Silk Road was a major trade route.
U
Unbelivable Some of China's acomplishments were unbelivable.
V
ViciousSome people in ancient China were vicious toward
one another such as the Mongols.
W
WritingThe ancient Chinese people invented ways of writing.
X
Xia dynastyHistorians know very little about the Xia dynasty.
Y
Yellow RiverThe Yellow River was a very important mode of
transportation.
Z
Zhu YanzhangZhu Yangzhang was the first emperor of thye Ming
dynasty.