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China Vocab
China unit vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Human Sacrifice | A person who is killed as part of a religious ritual |
Clan | A large group of friends and family |
Ancestor Worship | Honoring ancestors through rituals |
Logograph | A written character that represents a word |
Economy | A system of managing the wealth of a community or region |
Standardize | To make the same |
Exile | Living away from ones native country |
Immortal | Able to live forever |
Toga | A loose robe worn by men in Rome |
Mirage | An image of something that isn't really there |
Caravan | A group of people traveling toghether |
Civil Servant | A person who works for a government |
Yin | One half of the Daoist concept of opposing forces of nature |
Yang | One half of the Daoist concept apposing forces of nature |
Feudalism | A system of government based on landowners and tennants |
Mandate of Heaven | A power or law believed to be granted by god |
Compass | An instrument for determining direction |
Seismograph | An instrument for detecting earthquakes |
Lodestone | A type of Iron ore |
Anesthetic | Something that takes away the feeling of pain |
Calligraphy | The art of fine handwriting |