Shi Huangdi
A long wall running east and west along the empire's northern border.
Great Wall
People assigned to a position in the government who took orders from those above them and gave orders to those below them.
Officials
To set rules that make things more similar.
Standardize
System of government employees mainly selected for their skills and knowledge.
Civil Service
The art of beautiful writing.
Calligraphy
A strong leader and a strong legal system are needed to create social order.
Legalism
A network of trade routes that crossed Asia, connecting China to Central and Southwest Asia.
Silk Road
A protective coating made from the sap of a special tree.
Lacquer
To ban ideas considered dangerous or offensive.
Censor
Representatives of the emperor
Envoys
A therapy that uses needles to cure sickness and stop pain.
Acupuncture
Joseph Lister
The style of cooking
Cuisine
A tool to detect earthquakes
Seismometer