Hum chapter 3 key terms

Question 1

artifact

Answer 1

something made by humans

Question 2

hieroglyphs

Answer 2

pictures or symbols used insteqd of alphabet letters

Question 3

dynasty

Answer 3

succession of rulers from the same family. time period when they reigned

Question 4

loess

Answer 4

wind blown silt. in north china, its yellow. deposited from the ice age glaciers

Question 5

artisan

Answer 5

someone who makes things. EG. pottery

Question 6

mandate of heaven

Answer 6

emperor, son of Heaven, who has the support of the gods if he rules correctly

Question 7

irrigation

Answer 7

supplying water to land through artificial means

Question 8

turmoil

Answer 8

confusion and chaos

Question 9

elixir

Answer 9

a substance believed by alchemists to change normal metals into gold

Question 10

terra cotta

Answer 10

a brownish red material used to make pottery

Question 11

stirrup

Answer 11

a foot support that hangs from a saddle

Question 12

cosmopolitan

Answer 12

worldy, sophisticated

Question 13

carnage

Answer 13

killing

Question 14

philosopher

Answer 14

one who searches for knowledge and wisdom

Question 15

alchemist

Answer 15

an early chemist; alchemists were heavily influenced by magic