A light fertile soil that yields bountiful crops
Loess
Xia
This was built over many dynasties
Great Wall of China
Mt. Everest is part of this physical feature
Himalayan Mountain Range
First emperor of China
Qin Shi Huang
Oracle Bone
The terracotta army was built during this dynasty
Qin
These were made out of clay. About 8,000 of them
Terracotta Warriors/Army
Longest River in China
Yangtze (Chang Jiang)
Metal made out of copper and tin
Bronze
A trade route that stretched thousands of miles
Silk Road
“Golden Age of China" dynasty
Han
The Great Wall of China was this many miles long (Total -- all parts of the wall combined)
13,000
The physical features hurt China in these ways
1. Made Trade Difficult
2. Prevented Expansion
An economic/political/social structure where peasants worked the land in exchange for protection from a lord
Feudalism
This granted the king or emperor of ancient China the right to rule
Mandate of Heaven
This dynasty created the first writing system across China
Shang
You’ll need a lot of Silk Worms to operate this wonder of China
Silk Road
The sea where the Yellow River ends
Yellow Sea
Yin and Yang
OR
Daoism
A philosophy that emphasizes ethics and morals
Confucianism
The Warring States period ended this dynasty
A large, relatively flat piece of land in southwest China that is at high elevation
Tibetan Plateau
Desert to the north
Gobi
Who conquered the Qin?
Liu Bang