China Vocabulary

A line of rulers descended from one family

• Kingdom

• Dynasty

• Empire

• Republic

Imperial means that belonging or related to an commoner

• True

• False

Inoculate

• likely to spread or influence others in a rapid manner.

• s a nonmetal and the lightest member of group 15 of the periodic table, often called the pnictogens.

• He doesn't know it, but everything in Truman Burbank's (Jim Carrey) life is part of a massive TV set. Executive producer Christof (Ed Harris) orchestrates "The Truman Show," a live broadcast of Truman's every move captured by hidden cameras. Cristof tries to control Truman's mind, even removing his true love, Sylvia (Natascha McElhone), from the show and replacing her with Meryl (Laura Linney). As Truman gradually discovers the truth, however, he must decide whether to act on it.

• to protect against disease by transmitting a disease-causing agent to a person, stimulating the body’s defensive reactions

During the Song dynasty, the civil service exams were open to far more candidates, including people from lower classes. This created a

• aristocracy

• meritocracy

• mediocrity

• dynasty

What invention helped the Chinese develop a printing industry?

• Tea

• Steel

• Rocket Technology

• Woodblock printing

What Chinese invention changed the type of weapons people used in war?

• crossbow

• sword

• gunpowder

• steel

Mass-produce is...

• branch of economics that studies the behavior of individuals and firms in making decisions regarding the allocation of scarce resources and the interactions among these individuals and firms.

• that deals with the performance, structure, behavior, and decision-making of an economy as a whole. This includes regional, national, and global economies.

• producing a large number of products at a time, job manufacturers focus on creating only one unique good.

• to make quantities of an item by using standardized designs and dividing steps of production among the workers

Emperor is....

• a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained control by force

• the political leader of a territory containing several countries or groups of people

• of a state is, generally speaking, the head of the government and the fundamental leader of the country or the ceremonial head of state.

• the male ruler of an independent state, especially one who inherits the position by right of birth.