- 奴隶制nú lì zhìslavery (the system of owning people as property)HSK 7-9
- 鼎dǐng(noun) ancient bronze tripod cauldron, used for cooking and ritual; (noun) a metaphorical symbol of power, authority, or the state (e.g., 问鼎, 鼎盛); (proper noun) Ding, a Chinese surnameHSK 7-9
- 传承chuán chéngto pass on (cultural heritage, skills, traditions); to inherit and transmitHSK 6
- 历史学家lì shǐ xué jiāhistorianHSK 7-9
- 圣恩shèng ēnimperial favor, royal graceHSK 7-9
- 珍珠港Zhēn zhū gǎngPearl HarborHSK 7-9
- 盖世太保gài shì tài bǎoGestapo (the Nazi secret police)HSK 7-9
- 贞德Zhēn déJoan of Arc (French heroine)HSK 7-9
- 奥斯威辛Aò sī wēi xīnAuschwitz (concentration camp)HSK 7-9
- 道光Dào guāngthe Daoguang Emperor or his reign period (1821–1850) of the Qing dynastyHSK 7-9
- 陵líng(bound form) hill, mound (e.g., 丘陵); (bound form) imperial tomb, mausoleum (e.g., 陵墓, 皇陵)HSK 7-9
- 亲王qīn wángprince of the blood (imperial prince); prince (in a monarchy)HSK 7-9
- 伽利略Jiā lì lüèGalileo (Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer and physicist)HSK 7-9
- 南北战争nāAmerican Civil War (1861–1865)HSK 7-9
- 纪事jǐchronicle (n.)HSK 7-9
- 古墓gǔ mùancient tomb, ancient graveHSK 7-9
- 王宫wáng gōngimperial palace; royal palaceHSK 7-9
- 遗址yí zhǐhistorical site; ruins; archaeological siteHSK 6
- 天竺Tiān zhú(historical) India (used in ancient texts); (botany) nandina, heavenly bambooHSK 7-9
- 晋jìnJin dynasty (265-420); short name for Shanxi province; a Chinese surnameHSK 7-9
- 朝廷cháo tíngimperial court; royal court (the central government of a dynasty)HSK 7-9
- 代代相传dài dài xiāng chuánto pass down from generation to generation; to be handed down through the agesHSK 7-9
- 伍长wǔ cháng(historical) leader of a five-man squad in ancient Chinese militaryHSK 7-9
- 军阀jūn fáwarlord; military cliqueHSK 7-9
- 太监tài jiàn(historical) court eunuch; palace eunuch serving in imperial ChinaHSK 7-9
- 夷yí(bound form) level, smooth; to raze, to destroy; (historical, bound form) barbarian (tribe); foreignerHSK 7-9
- 御医yù yīimperial physicianHSK 7-9
- 绅shēngentry, the class of scholar-officials in traditional China; (historical) sash worn by officials as a symbol of rankHSK 7-9
- 变迁biàn qiān(verb) to undergo changes over time; to shift (of society, era, culture, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 古迹gǔ jìhistorical site; historic placeHSK 6
- 可汗kè hánkhan (title of a supreme chief among ancient Mongol, Turkic, and other nomadic peoples)HSK 7-9
- 盎àngancient vessel with a large belly and a small mouthHSK 7-9
- 秦qínQin dynasty (221-206 BC, the first imperial dynasty of China); short name for Shaanxi province (used in compounds like 秦岭, 秦腔)HSK 7-9
- 考古学kǎo gǔ xuéarchaeologyHSK 7-9
- 圣贤shèng xiánsages and worthies; people of supreme virtue and wisdom (especially ancient Confucian exemplars)HSK 7-9
- 民国Mín guóRepublic of China (1912-1949)HSK 7-9
- 鞑靼Dá dá(historical) Tartar (various northern tribes in ancient China); (modern) Tatar (Turkic ethnic group in central Asia)HSK 7-9
- 御用yù yòng(attributive) for imperial use; (historical) used by or belonging to the emperor; (attributive, figurative) hired, in the pay of (often derogatory, suggesting lack of independence)HSK 7-9
- 中式zhòng shìpass the imperial examinationsHSK 7-9
- 奴才nú cáislave, servant (especially in imperial contexts, e.g., Qing dynasty); lackey, toady, servile person (figurative, derogatory)HSK 7-9
- 普鲁士Pǔ lǔ shìPrussia (historical German state)HSK 7-9
- 沙皇Shā huángtsar, czarHSK 7-9
- 铎duóa type of ancient Chinese bell used for issuing proclamations or in times of warHSK 7-9
- 典故diǎn gùallusion (to classical literature or historical events); literary quotationHSK 7-9
- 古今中外gǔ jīn zhōng wài(idiom) at all times and in all places; throughout history and across the worldHSK 7-9
- 源远流长yuán yuǎn-liú cháng(idiom) having a long history and enduring continuity; going back to ancient timesHSK 7-9
- 侯爵hóu juémarquisHSK 7-9
- 武士道wǔ shì dàobushido; the way of the warrior (Japanese samurai code)HSK 7-9
- 红军Hóng Jūn(proper noun) the Chinese Red Army (1927–1937); a member or veteran of the Red ArmyHSK 7-9
- 加冕礼jiā miǎn lǐcoronationHSK 7-9
- 太保tài bǎo(historical title) Grand Guardian, a senior advisor to the emperor in ancient China; (colloquial) young delinquent, hooligan (often referring to unruly youth)HSK 7-9
- 缔造dì zàoto found; to create (a great undertaking, nation, historical achievement)HSK 7-9
- 兵马俑bīng mǎ yǒngTerracotta Army; figures of warriors and horses buried with the deadHSK 7-9
- 册封cè fēngto enfeoff, to confer (a noble title or fief)HSK 7-9
- 前无古人qián wú gǔ rén(idiom) unprecedented, unheard of (in history)HSK 7-9
- 奥林匹亚Aò lín pǐ yàOlympia (ancient Greek city)HSK 7-9
- 奴隶主nú lì zhǔslave ownerHSK 7-9
- 东德Dōng déEast Germany (the German Democratic Republic, 1949–1990)HSK 7-9
- 古城gǔ chéngancient city, ancient townHSK 7-9
- 成吉思汗Chéng jí sī hànGenghis KhanHSK 7-9