Ancient China Vocab

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A person from whom one is descended.

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ancestor

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Group of people executing government work

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civil service

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Levels of society based on wealth and power

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social class

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Bringing goods into a civilization from another place

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import

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Goods sent from one civilization to another

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export

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A wall to prevent river overflow

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levee

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Fine yellow soil from the Huang He river, used for farming.

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loess

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Spread of ideas, customs, and technologies between peoples.

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cultural diffusion

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Belief in the superiority of one's nation or ethnic group.

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ethnocentrism

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A group of states or territories controlled by one ruler

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empire