Vocab Words Chapter 2

Question 1

Civilization

Answer 1

A society with cities, a central government, social classes, and, usually, writing, art, and agriculture

Question 2

Irrigate

Answer 2

To supply dry land with water by using ditches or canals

Question 3

Emperor

Answer 3

a ruler of widespread lands

Question 4

Clan

Answer 4

a group of families who claim a common ancestor

Question 5

Migration

Answer 5

a movement of people from one country to another

Question 6

Dynasty

Answer 6

a series of rulers from the same family; Chinese history is described as Dynasty

Question 7

Cultural Diffusion

Answer 7

a spreading of idea and culture through the movement of people

Question 8

Communist

Answer 8

of or relating to a government that owns country’s large industries, businesses and most of the land

Question 9

Great Wall of China

Answer 9

A fortification wall which, with all its extensions, stretched 4,000 miles through China

Question 10

Commune

Answer 10

A community in which land is held in common and where members live and work together

Question 11

Dialect

Answer 11

A version of a language only found in certain regions

Question 12

Nomad

Answer 12

A person who has no settled home, move from one place to another in search of water and grazing land for there animals

Question 13

Homogeneous

Answer 13

Having similar members, in reference to a group

Question 14

Radical

Answer 14

Extreme

Question 15

Robot

Answer 15

A computer driven by humans to do what humans once did

Question 16

Subsidize

Answer 16

To economically support, some governments subsidize certain industries

Question 17

Recession

Answer 17

A period of time when an economy and the businesses that support it slow down

Question 18

Discriminate

Answer 18

Unfair treatment, often based on race or gender

Question 19

Diversify

Answer 19

In business, to extend activities into different areas

Question 20

Famine

Answer 20

A huge food shortage

Question 21

Confucius

Answer 21

A Chinese teacher who taught about duties and responsibilities

Question 22

Free enterprise

Answer 22

An economic system in which people are allowed to choose their own jobs, start a private business, and make a profit

Question 23

Taiwan

Answer 23

A large island country off the south east coast of mainland china

Question 24

Red Guard

Answer 24

Any various radical socialist groups

Question 25

Mao Zedong

Answer 25

Chinese communist leader

Question 26

Middle kingdom

Answer 26

The name given to china by its Chinese leader

Question 27

Seoul

Answer 27

The capital of South Korea

Question 28

Demilitarized zone

Answer 28

150 long strip protecting South Korea from North Korea

Question 29

Commodore Matthew perry

Answer 29

Sailed to japan to force it to grant trading rights to the U.S.