Ancient China Vocabulary

Yellow-brown soil

• loess

• silt

• sand

• millet

closely related people of several generations

• extended family

• clan

• dynasty

• civilization

a chinese philosopher and teacher whose beliefs had a great influence on Chinese life

• Confucius

• Wudi

• Laozi

• Shi Huangdi

a system of beliefs and values

• philosophy

• religion

• civil service

• traditions

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

• civil service

• dynasty

• teachers

• caravan

founder of the Qin dynasty and China's first emperor

• Shi Huangdi

• Confucius

• Wudi

• Liu Bang

the type of money used by a group or nation

• currency

• dynasty

• silk

• loess

the founder of the Han dynasty

• Liu Bang

• Shi Huangdi

• Wudi

• Confucius

Chinese emperor who brought the Han dynasty to its greatest strength

• Wudi

• Shi Huangdi

• Liu bang

• Confucius

a local leader of an armed group

• warlord

• philosopher

• dynasty

• extended family