1. EGYPT & CHINA VOCABULARY CHALLENGE Respectfully Submitted C. Stephen Ingraham 2012

2. The commands or directions of one in authority. a) artifacts b) edicts c) obelisk d) silt Egypt & Chinese Challenge

3. A network of appointed government officials. a) ambassadors b) bureaucracy c) civil war d) democracy Egypt & Chinese Challenge

4. The set of ideas that has been passed down from one generation to another. a) ancestor b) philosophers c) public works d) heritage Egypt & Chinese Challenge

5. A collection of stories handed down from earlier times. a) oracles b) legends c)virtues d) Vedas Egypt & Chinese Challenge

6. Another name for good qualities. a) oracles b) legends c) virtues d) vedas Egypt & Chinese Challenge

7. An ancient monument consisting of a single pillar of stone is known as a) artifacts b) edicts c) obelisk d) annex Egypt & Chinese Challenge

8. Structures built by the government for everyone’s use. a) ancestors b) philosophers c) public works d) heritage Egypt & Chinese Challenge

9. To supply land with water by artificial means. a) irrigate b) meditate c) dam d) mummify Egypt & Chinese Challenge

10. Fine bits of rock and soil are called. a) artifacts b) edicts c) obelisk d) silt Egypt & Chinese Challenge

11. A group made of volunteer soldiers. a) mandate b) militia c) cavalry d) responsibilities Egypt & Chinese Challenge

12. A person who studies the meaning of life. a) ancestor b) philosopher c) public worker d) heritage Egypt & Chinese Challenge

13. A dead body which has been preserved. a) pharaoh b) pyramid c) mummy d) emperor Egypt & Chinese Challenge

14. A order to rule or to lead. a) mandate b) militia c) pictograph d) responsibilities Egypt & Chinese Challenge

15. A synonym meaning to take over. a) independence b) annex c) pursuit of happiness d) edicts Egypt & Chinese Challenge

16. The paper like material used by the Egyptians is. a) cuneiform b) papyrus c) pictographs d) hieroglyphics Egypt & Chinese Challenge

17. Drawings that were combined to make thousands of Chinese words. a) mandates b) militias c) pictographs d) responsibilities Egypt & Chinese Challenge

18. The Egyptian picture writing system a) cuneiform b) papyrus c) pictographs d) hieroglyphics Egypt & Chinese Challenge

19. A synonym for an Egyptian King. a) pharaoh b) pyramid c) mummy d) emperor Egypt & Chinese Challenge

20. The right of a Chinese leader to rule given to him by the gods. a) annex b) mandate of heaven c) conquer d) desertification of the gods. Egypt & Chinese Challenge

21. A series of rulers from the same family. a) pharaoh b) peasants c) edicts d) dynasty Egypt & Chinese Challenge

22. The people who farmed the land are called. a) middle class b) hunters & gatherers c) domesticated d) peasants Egypt & Chinese Challenge

23. Dead relatives further back than grandparents. a) ancestors b) philosophers c) public works d) heritage Egypt & Chinese Challenge

24. The idea that people obey their rulers out of fear and not out of respect. a)Legalism b) Buddhism c) Confucianism d) Daoism Egypt & Chinese Challenge

25. A person’s duties. a) mandate b) militia c) pictograph d) responsibilities Egypt & Chinese Challenge

26. The idea that the key to long life and happiness is to accept life as it is. a)Legalism b) Buddhism c) Confucianism d) Daoism Egypt & Chinese Challenge

27. To send out goods to be sold in other places. a) import b) barter c) money economy d) export Egypt & Chinese Challenge

28. Money gained over the price of goods sold. a)import b) barter c) profits d) export Egypt & Chinese Challenge

29. A group of buyers and sellers working together is also known as a)hieroglyphics b)b) home shopping channel c) trading networks d) desertification Egypt & Chinese Challenge

30. A group of traders traveling with goods to be sold. a) trading network b) barter c) profits d) caravan Egypt & Chinese Challenge

31. The part of government bureaucracy that oversees the day- to-day business of running a government. a) Trading network b) Ambassadors c) Civil Service d) Caravan Egypt & Chinese Challenge

32. The ideas and teaching of the philosopher Confucius. a) Arthashastraism b) Buddhism c) Confucianism d) Daoism Egypt & Chinese Challenge

33. A person who represents a government. a) Trading network b) Ambassador c) Civil War d) Caravan Egypt & Chinese Challenge

34. When groups of people from the same place or country fight one another. a) Trading network b) Ambassadors c) Civil War d) Caravan Egypt & Chinese Challenge

35. The making of all things of a certain type alike. a) monotheism b) bureaucracy c) standardization d) democracy Egypt & Chinese Challenge

36. The tomb for a dead Egyptian ruler or noble. a) pharaoh b) pyramid c) mummy d) emperor Egypt & Chinese Challenge

37. To tell ahead of time is to _____________________. a) irrigate b) meditate c) predict d) mummify Egypt & Chinese Challenge

38. The Chinese people believe this person gives wise advise. a) oracle b) legend c)virtue d) veda Egypt & Chinese Challenge

39. The trade route that stretched 5,000 miles from China to the Mediterranean Sea. a)Trading network b) Barter c) Silk Road d) Caravan Egypt & Chinese Challenge

40. To bring into a country goods for sale.. a) import b) barter c) money economy d) export Egypt & Chinese Challenge

41. Any change of fertile land into desert, whether caused by climate or human actions. a) hieroglyphics b) edict c) trading networks d) desertification Egypt & Chinese Challenge

42. Another word meaning complete freedom. a)Annex b) independence b)c) pursuit of happiness d) edicts Egypt & Chinese Challenge