6th - SS Chapter 9 The Chinese Empire Key Terms Flashcards
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To set rules to make things more similar
Standardize
Long wall running east and west along the Chinese empires northern border
Great Wall of China
In ancient Chinese philosophy stating that a strong leader and a strong legal system not mortal values are needed to create social order
Legalism
To band a dangerous or offensive ideas or remove material from published works or prevent is publication
Censor
Person who holds a government job
Official
People who work for a government
Civil service
Series of trade routes that crossed Asia
Silk Road
Representative of a government sent to another country
Envoy
Style of food
Cuisine
Single person or group who controls the production of a good or service
Monopoly
A tool used to measure earthquakes
Seismometer
Art of beautiful writting
Calligraphy
A protective coating made from the sap of a special tree
Lacquer
Therapy that uses needles to cure sicknesses and stop pain
Acapuncture
