The Great Wall of China

Vocabulary

Craftsman• Definition: Skilled workers• Examples: Carpenter,

stonemason, plumbers, carvers, weavers

• Sentence: The craftsman had undergone four years of training before getting his job.

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Domain• Definition: Area ruled by a

government• Synonyms: Land, Realm, Nation• Sentence: The domain of the

United States is the 48 mainland states plus Hawaii and Alaska.

Domain of the United States

Durable• Definition: Sturdy and long lasting• Synonyms: Enduring, strong, tough• Antonyms: Fragile, weak, breakable• Examples: Cement walkway, steel

ship• Non-examples: Balloon, paper cup

Durable? Glass Vase…

Durable? Metal Statue…

Dynasty• Definition: Line of rulers from

one family• Examples: Moctezuma I, II, and III

• Sentence: The Ming dynasty ruled China for generations.

Excluding• Definition: Keeping someone or

something out• Synonyms: Block, reject• Antonyms: Include, welcome• Sentence: The Great Wall of China

was built for the purpose of excluding invaders.

Excluding can hurt…

Excluding can help…

Extravagance• Definition: Wasteful spending• Synonym: Luxury• Examples: Fancy foods, silk

clothes, jewels, mansions • Sentence: The rulers of China

lived in extravagance while the people were often starving.

Extravagance

Laborers• Definition: Workers• Examples: Diggers, carriers, farm

workers• Sentence: The laborers were forced to

work without a break.

Laborers

Massive• Definition: Large and solid• Synonyms: Huge, gigantic,

colossal, enormous• Sentence: The massive blocks

used to build the pyramid took hundreds of men to move.

Nomadic• Definition: Moving from place to

place• Sentence: The Inupiat were

traditionally a nomadic people, moving seasonally to where the food sources were.

Nomadic• Summer

Winter

Steppe• Definition: Vast, dry, grassy

plain• Sentence: They hunted buffalo

on the grassy steppes of China.

Steppe

Terrain• Definition: Features of land• Examples: Marshes, mountains,

hills, meadows, flatlands• Sentence: The mountainous

terrain made it hard to farm in the area.