ABC Alphabet Book

By: Maelea Radford

A

AristocratIn ancient China aristocrats were nobles who got

money from the land they owned.

B

BureacracyA bureacracy is a group of officials that are in charge

of different areas of the government.

C

Civil service examinationThe civil service examinations were tests for people that determined if they got government jobs or not.

D

DesertA desert is a big hot and sandy area of land that you

can live on under certain circumstances.

E

EmpireSome dynasties built empires.

F

FirelanceGunpowder was used in a weapon called a firelance.

G

GovernmentGovernment in ancient China was very important

because it gave people jobs and much more.

H

Himalayas The Himalayan mountain range is home to, the tallest

mountain in the world, Mount. Everest.

I

IdeographAn ideograph is a symbol standing for several ideas.

J

JapanBuddhism spread to Japan in aboud A.D. 660

K

Kong QuiKong Qui was Confucius' birth name.

L

Liu BangLiu Bang started the Han dynasty and allowed China

to trade.

M

MandateA mandate is a type of order.

N

Neo-ConfucianismNeo-Confucianism was made to reduce the amout of

buddhists.

O

OfficialsGovernment officials were good jobs to have in

ancient China.

P

PaperPaper was an item that was traded on the silk road.

Q

Qin ShihuangdiQin Shihuangdi was the ruler of the Qin dynasty and made several changes that would last for a long time.

R

RulersA ruler is a person that is in charge of a certain place

or thing.

S

Social classesSome people were in a social class which meant some

people were better than others.

T

TradeThe Silk Road was a major trade route.

U

Unbelivable Some of China's acomplishments were unbelivable.

V

ViciousSome people in ancient China were vicious  toward

one another such as the Mongols.

W

WritingThe ancient Chinese people invented ways of writing.

X

Xia dynastyHistorians know very little about the Xia dynasty.

Y

Yellow RiverThe Yellow River was a very important mode of

transportation.

Z

Zhu YanzhangZhu Yangzhang was the first emperor of thye Ming

dynasty.