ancient china wordlist

Ganghis Khan

Great Mongol conqueror

Acupuncture

Medicisonal pain management therapy

Pu Yi

the last emperor of China whose rule ended in 1912

Pagoda

multi tiered house or temple

Great Wall

vast barrier to keep out Mongols

Sun Tzu

author of the art of war

Yin & Yang

The positive and negative forces of the Tao

Junk

Chinese sailing vessel (looks like an ordinary sail boat)

Abacus

mathematics and counting tool

Forbidden City

imperial palace in beijing

paper

thin sheet material used as a surface for writing

magnetic compass

direction finder with magnet

terracotta

hardened clay material used for figures and flower pots

Yu the Great

Ancient hero of the floods

fire cracker

used to make noise and used in chinese new year and the frighten Nian

printing

letter coping using molds

dynasty

imperial family rule

Khung Fu Chi

western name for confucius

Tai Chi

Chinese shadow boxing

calligraphy

stylish artistic writing

wheelbarrow

tool for carrying loads

grand canal

man made waterway

dragon

symbol of the emperor

kite

flying paper toy

warlord

power wielding military general