Natural Barriers
505 feet below sea level and deadly hot
Turfan Depression
The third longest river in the world
Yangtze River
These were used to consult the Shang gods
Oracle Bones
The Zhou is the longest ruling dynasty in China's history. How long did it last?
About 800 years
Anne Burras' mistress
Miss Forrest
The mountain range that contains Mt. Everest
Himalayas
The Chinese name for the Yellow River
Huang He
These people were responsible for reading the cracks in burned oracle bones
priests
A dynasty is a ______________
King James believes that ___________ will keep him from getting the plague
Not bathing
The world's largest plateau. It is bitterly cold
DAILY DOUBLE
Tibet-Qinghai Plateau
The Chinese name for the Yangtze River
Chang Jieng
The Shang developed a writing system with ______________ characters
3,000
The Zhou believed in something called the _______________________ which said that a king could rule only as long as the gods believed he was worthy
Mandate of Heaven
In the epigraphs, what writing is often cited from the author William Symonds?
The Proceedings
Desert that deposits yellow silt when it's windy
The more reliable of the two rivers in terms of predictable flooding and course
Yangtze River
The Shang believed that their __________ happiness played a large role in good or bad things that happened
ancestors
This rise and fall of dynasties was called a ____________
DAILY TRIPLE
Dynastic cycle
What does Pocahontas say to Smith and Samuel when they are scared of the performance?
"Just watch... you like"
The desert that borders China to the West
Taklimakan
The more destructive of the two rivers
Yellow River
What year did the Shang dynasty emerge?
DAILY DOUBLE
1600 BCE
What year did the Zhou overthrow the Shang?
DAILY DOUBLE
1045 BCE
What new Algonquian word does Samuel use to describe the Powhatan performance?
Wow