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Discover the fascinating history of Ancient China through an alphabetical journey from A to Z. Each letter reveals a unique aspect of Chinese civilization, including influential figures like Confucius and Liu Bang, major innovations such as paper and gunpowder, and social structures like aristocracy and bureaucracy. Learn about the significance of trade routes like the Silk Road and natural wonders like the Himalayas and the Yellow River. This educational exploration showcases the achievements and complexities of a culture that shaped much of human history.
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ABC Alphabet Book By: Maelea Radford
A Aristocrat In ancient China aristocrats were nobles who got money from the land they owned.
B Bureacracy A bureacracy is a group of officials that are in charge of different areas of the government.
C Civil service examination The civil service examinations were tests for people that determined if they got government jobs or not.
D Desert A desert is a big hot and sandy area of land that you can live on under certain circumstances.
E Empire Some dynasties built empires.
F Firelance Gunpowder was used in a weapon called a firelance.
G Government Government 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 Ideograph An ideograph is a symbol standing for several ideas.
J Japan Buddhism spread to Japan in aboud A.D. 660
K Kong Qui Kong Qui was Confucius' birth name.
L Liu Bang Liu Bang started the Han dynasty and allowed China to trade.
M Mandate A mandate is a type of order.
N Neo-Confucianism Neo-Confucianism was made to reduce the amout of buddhists.
O Officials Government officials were good jobs to have in ancient China.
P Paper Paper was an item that was traded on the silk road.
Q Qin Shihuangdi Qin Shihuangdi was the ruler of the Qin dynasty and made several changes that would last for a long time.
R Rulers A ruler is a person that is in charge of a certain place or thing.
S Social classes Some people were in a social class which meant some people were better than others.
T Trade The Silk Road was a major trade route.
U Unbelivable Some of China's acomplishments were unbelivable.
V Vicious Some people in ancient China were vicious toward one another such as the Mongols.
W Writing The ancient Chinese people invented ways of writing.
X Xia dynasty Historians know very little about the Xia dynasty.
Y Yellow River The Yellow River was a very important mode of transportation.
Z Zhu Yanzhang Zhu Yangzhang was the first emperor of thye Ming dynasty.