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The administrative service of a government is called: civil service. The chinese practice of inserting fine needles through the skin to treat pain is called : acupuncture. A farmer who works land owned by someone else is called a : tenant farmer. The belief that the Chinese king's right to rule came from the gods is called : Mandate of Heaven . Having title or possession by reason of birth is called:  hereditary. A symbol in a writing system that represents a thing or an idea : ideograph . Something, such as coins or paper money, that is used as a medium of exchange is called : currency. A person that someone is descended from is called :  ancestor. A military commander exercising civil power by force, usually in a limited area is called : warlord. A member of an upper class of society, usually made up of hereditary nobility is called : aristocrat .  An official who watches others for correct behavior is called : censor. A symbol in a writing system based on pictures is called : pictograph 

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What is the Silk Road? A series of routes for trade connecting East Asia to the Mediterranean . The Silk Road covered ______ kilometers of land 4000. The Silk Road gets its name from Chinese merchants exporting _______. Silk. True or False? Parts of the Great Wall of China were built to protect traders along the Silk Road from bandits and robbers. True. Traders travelled along the silk road in groups called ______? Caravans. Which animal did the traders use for transport along the Silk Road? Camels. True or False? Over time, traders found routes via the water on ships because the Silk Road became too dangerous. True. True or False? Historians say the Silk Road was one of the first examples of Globalization? True

Dynasty: . Logograms : . Nomads: People that live with no permanent home and move from place to place. Shang Dynasty: One of the first Chinese dynasties, and it is the first where there is evidence of its existence. Oracle Bones: Animal bones inscribed with questions for the ancestors to answer. Mandate of Heaven : Chinese rulers have to be just in order to have the approval of the gods. Ancestor Worship: Deceased ancestors became part of the spirit world and were asked for advice and could help the living . The Shang Dynasty began on the : North China Plain. What did the Shang practice as offering to ancestors or when a ruler died: Human Sacrifice . What metal did the Shang use that made their armies powerful: Bronze. What technology did the Shang use that shows they were in contact with the steppe nomads to the west of China: Chariots pulled by horses