Key Terms: Ancient China 2

Question 1

a long wall running east and west along the empires northern border

Answer 1

great wall

Question 2

to set rules to make things similar or the same

Answer 2

standardize

Question 3

a strong leader and a strong legal system are needed to create social order

Answer 3

legalism

Question 4

ban ideas found offensive

Answer 4

censor

Question 5

money, something used for exchange

Answer 5

currency

Question 6

to break or fall down

Answer 6

collapse

Question 7

people assigned to a position in government, taking orders from those above them

Answer 7

official

Question 8

a system of government employees mainly selected for skills

Answer 8

civil service

Question 9

a network of trade routes that crossed asia, connecting china to central and southwest asia

Answer 9

silk road

Question 10

representatives of the emperors

Answer 10

envoy

Question 11

the style of cooking

Answer 11

cuisine

Question 12

to get or receive something

Answer 12

obtain

Question 13

to be free from a punishment or duty

Answer 13

exempt

Question 14

a single group controls the production of a good/service

Answer 14

monopoly

Question 15

the art of beautiful writing

Answer 15

calligraphy

Question 16

a protective coating made from the sap of a special tree

Answer 16

lacquer

Question 17

a therapy that uses needles to cure sickness and stop pain

Answer 17

acupuncture

Question 18

a tool to detect earthquakes

Answer 18

seismometer

Question 19

something good or helpful

Answer 19

benefit