23
something that takes away the feeling of pain
anesthetic
the art of fine handwriting
calligraphy
a fiber used to make cloth
silk
a network of roads along which traders traveled
trade routes
a type of iron ore
lodestone
an instrument for determining direction
compass
a Chinese explorer who is often called the Father of the Silk Road
Zhang Qian
China's northern enemy
Huns
a peasant leader who defeated his rivals after Qin Shihuangdi's death
Liu Pang
an image of something that isn't really there, such as water
mirage
the central trading point where the Eastern and Western Silk Roads met
Kashgar
a form of government that is structured like a pyramid
bureaucracy
an instrument for detecting earthquakes
seismograph
a group of people traveling together
caravan
a loose robe worn by men in Rome. Romans traded glassware with China in exchange for China's silk
toga
a weapon made from two crossed pieces of wood and string that shoots arrows
crossbow
the piercing of parts of the body with needles to treat disease or relieve pain
accupuncture
camels that have double eyelids and nostrils that can close to keep out blowing sand
Bactrian camels
a network of trade routes that stretched more than 4,000 miles across Asia
Silk Road