Fine, yellowish-brown topsoil made up of particles of silt and clay, usually carried by the wind

• Loess
• Silk
• Mud
• Sediment

A protective wall that controls or holds back water

• Loess
• Dike
• Levee
• Hydrowall

Family group including several generations as well as other relatives

• Immediate Family
• Tertiary Family
• Extended Family
• Estranged Family

A Chinese philosopher and teacher whose beliefs greatly influenced Chinese life

• Wudi
• Shi Huangdi
• Liu Bang
• Confucius

The study of nature and meaning of life and comes from the greek word for "love of wisdom"

• Philosophy
• Warlord
• Wudi
• Civil Service

The group of people whose job it is to carry out the work of the government

• Philosophy
• Civil Service
• Warlord
• Loess

The founder of the Qin dynasty and China's first emperor

• Confucius
• Liu Bang
• Shi Huangdi
• Sima Qian

Coins and paper bills used as money

• Silk
• Dike
• Loess
• Currency

The founder of the Han dynasty of China in 202 BCE born a peasant; stabilized government and promoted education 

• Liu Bang
• Wudi
• Sima Qian
• Shi Huangdi

A Chinese emperor; expanded the Chinese empire under the Han dynasty; made Confucianism the state religion

• Liu Bang
• Wudi
• Confucius
• Shi Huangdi