Topic 5 Set 1 Vocabulary

A dustlike material that can form soil

• loess

• Mud
• Gravel
• Sand

a wall to hold back water

• tunnel
• bridge
• dike

• fence

animal bone or shell carved with written characters that was used to predict the future in ancient China

• Magic wand
• Tarot card
• Crystal ball
• Oracle bone

a picture that represents a word or idea

• pictograph

• emoticon

• punctuation

• alphabet

a symbol that represents a word or group of words

• Letter
• Color
• Number
• logograph

in ancient China, the presumed right to rule given to a dynasty by heaven, the highest force of nature

• Celestial Authority
• Heavenly Mandate
• Mandate of Heaven
• Divine Decree

military ruler

• warlord

• Prime Minister
• Monarch
• President

total disorder and confusion

• Harmony
• Chaos
• Peace
• Order

general study of knowledge and the world; Greek for "love of wisdom"

• Biology
• Mathematics
• Philosophy
• Geography

devotion of children to their parents

• Parental devotion
• Maternal obedience
• Paternal loyalty
• Filial piety