Imperial China Vocabulary

. a person who is not settled in one place and who moves around often, usually in search of food and water

• nomad

• yurt

• trade route

• yak

a tentlike house used by the nomadic people of the Chinese steppes

• nomad

• yurt

• trade route

• yak

a way across land or sea that is traveled by merchants

• nomad

• yurt

• trade route

• yak

an oxlike animal that lives in Asia

• nomad

• yurt

• trade route

• yak

the spread of goods and ideas from one group of people to another

• cultural diffusion

• hemp

• porcelain

• celadon

a type of plant, the fibers of which are used to make such things as rope, fabric, and paper

• cultural diffusion

• hemp

• porcelain

• celadon

a type of strong ceramic pottery

• cultural diffusion

• hemp

• porcelain

• celadon

a pottery glaze that varies from green to blue

• cultural diffusion

• hemp

• porcelain

• celadon