Soc. St. 4.2 Flashcards
Anyang
a town in eastern China known for its artifacts of bone
Shi Huangdi
first emperor
Gaozu
first ruler if Han dynasty who lifted the ban on books in china
Wu Di
Chinese emperor who increased authority during the Han dynasty
Sima Qian
Chinese astronomer who became the first Chinese who became the first historian after writing a complete history book on China
Ban Zhao
Chinese scholar and historian of the Han dynasty who continued the work of Sima Qian
pictgraph
a picture that represents a word
oracle bone
a bone commonly used during the Shang dynasty in China to predict the future
province
a territory
ancestor
a relative who lived longer ago than a grandparent
civil service
a practice of using skills and talents to work in the government
middleman
a person who goes between buyers and sellers