Vocab Unit 5

Vocab Unit 6 China

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H

the dynasty that ruled China from about 206 B.C.E. to 220 C.E., the period following the Qin dynasty

I

a business that manufactures a particular product, such as silk

L

a Chinese philosophy that emphasizes strict obedience to laws

M

a power or law believed to be granted by a god

N

a region in the Huang He River valley, where Chinese civilization began

O

a place, usually in a desert, where water can be found

a piece of bone or shell heated and cracked by holy men to seek advice from a king’s ancestors

R

a part or section of a country

S

one of the first Chinese dynasties, ruled from 1700 to 1122 B.C.E.

a network of trade routes that stretched for more than four thousand miles across Asia