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ABC Alphabet Book
By: Maelea Radford
A
Aristocrat
In ancient China aristocrats were nobles who got
money from the land they owned.
B
Bureacracy
A bureacracy is a group of officials that are in charge
of different areas of the government.
C
Civil service examination
The civil service examinations were tests for people
that determined if they got government jobs or not.
D
Desert
A desert is a big hot and sandy area of land that you
can live on under certain circumstances.
E
Empire
Some dynasties built empires.
F
Firelance
Gunpowder was used in a weapon called a firelance.
G
Government
Government 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
Ideograph
An ideograph is a symbol standing for several ideas.
J
Japan
Buddhism spread to Japan in aboud A.D. 660
K
Kong Qui
Kong Qui was Confucius' birth name.
L
Liu Bang
Liu Bang started the Han dynasty and allowed China
to trade.
M
Mandate
A mandate is a type of order.
N
Neo-Confucianism
Neo-Confucianism was made to reduce the amout of
buddhists.
O
Officials
Government officials were good jobs to have in
ancient China.
P
Paper
Paper was an item that was traded on the silk road.
Q
Qin Shihuangdi
Qin Shihuangdi was the ruler of the Qin dynasty and
made several changes that would last for a long time.
R
Rulers
A ruler is a person that is in charge of a certain place
or thing.
S
Social classes
Some people were in a social class which meant some
people were better than others.
T
Trade
The Silk Road was a major trade route.
U
Unbelivable
Some of China's acomplishments were unbelivable.
V
Vicious
Some people in ancient China were vicious toward
one another such as the Mongols.
W
Writing
The ancient Chinese people invented ways of writing.
X
Xia dynasty
Historians know very little about the Xia dynasty.
Y
Yellow River
The Yellow River was a very important mode of
transportation.
Z
Zhu Yanzhang
Zhu Yangzhang was the first emperor of thye Ming
dynasty.