Geography
Vocabulary
Great Wall of China
Seismograph
Jade Burial Suit
100
The longest river in China

Yangtze River

100

government official

Bureaucrat

100

Who built the Great Wall of China?

Qin Shi Huang, also called the First Emperor

100

Who invented the seismograph?

Chang (Zhang) Heng’s


100

Who was the suit made for?

Princess Dou Wan

200

Often named "yellow" because of the silt in its water.

Huang River

200

A series of rulers from the same family

Dynasty

200

What is the wall made of?

made of hard-packed soil called “rammed earth”

200

What is the purpose of a seismograph?

an earthquake detector

200

What are two elements it is made of?

Jade and Gold

300

Mt Everest is part of this plateau

Tibetan Plateau

300

the belief that the Chinese king's right to rule came from the gods

Mandate from Heaven

300

What time was it started?

220 BCE

300

What did the Chinese believe about seismic events?

Because of there death and destruction, they were signs from heaven.
300

How many points does the suit link into the body?

9

400

This desert is in Mongolia and China

Gobi Desert

400

Generals, rulers of small states - powerful land owning estates

Warlords

400

Why was it built?

Repel invaders from the north.

400

Which animal indicated the direction of the earthquake.

The toad

400

Why is the suit important? What does it allow? to attain immortality.

 It allows the person to attain immortality.

500

China has a coast on South China Sea, the East China Sea and which other sea?

Yellow Sea

500

a person who seeks wisdom or enlightenment; a scholar or a thinker

philosopher

500
How long was the great wall of China - at it's peak?

Between 4,000 and 5,500 kilometers

500

The surface of the vessel was decorated with motifs, name three.

mountains, tortoises, birds, animals and antique writing.

500

What does the head rest on?

A cushion.

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