F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

Homework questions:

1. Why is Qin Shi Huang your favorite emperor?
2. What did he do?
3. What is special about the Terracotta Warriors?
4. How were they discovered?

Vocabulary

monk-和尚
E.g.: Sun Wukong traveled together with a monk, Tang Sanzang.

emperor- a male ruler of an empire, 皇帝
E.g.: Qin Shi Huang (秦始皇) is my favorite emperor

famous (adj)-著名的, known and recognized by many people:
E.g.: Xi’an is famous for its spectacular Terracotta Army.

history (n): 1-历史, History is the study of events that happened in the past.

heavy (adj)-重的 weighing a lot, and needing effort to move or lift:
E.g.: Roman soldiers carried heavy backpacks on their long marches.

light (adj): not heavy, not weighing a lot:
E.g.: Here, take this bag – it’s quite light.
E.g.: He’s a few pounds lighter than he used to be.

enemy-敌人
E.g.: Dogs and cats are enemies.

attack (v):To attack a person or place means to try to hurt or damage them using physical violence.
E.g.: Romans attacked many countries