Geographic Dictionary
a nearly flat area of land
What is a Plain?
China is about the same size as this country of immigrants.
What is the United States?
What is the Xia (Shah) Dynasty?
this person was at the center of Shang political and religious life
Who was the King?
Along this route, trade developed between Europe and Southwest Asia
What was the Silk Road?
an area of rugged land that generally rises higher than 2,000 feet
What is a Mountain?
this physical barrier separates China from Mongolia
What is the Gobi Desert?
In the 1100s BC, several leaders and armies joined together and, after overthrowing the Shang, formed this longest lasting dynasty in Chinese history.
What is the Zhou (Joh) Dynasty?
Who were the Zhou?
According to this idea, heaven gave power to the king or leader, and no one ruled without heaven's permission.
What is the "mandate of heaven"?
This trade route connected the Han Dynasty in the east with this European empire
What is the Roman Empire?
an area of low land between hills and mountains
What is a Valley?
these natural storms bring 250 inches of rain each year to the tropical southeast region of China
What are Monsoons?
King Ying Zheng, self-titled Shi Huangdi, had the Great Wall of China constructed mostly during this dynasty.
What was the Qin (chin) Dynasty?
He grew up in extreme poverty, became a dedicated student, mastered many subjects, served in government positions, and transformed Chinese life with his teachings.
Who is Confucius?
This luxury fabric from the east was traded in the west and gave the trade route its name.
an extremely dry area with little water and few plants
This river flows from west to east and its floods leave behind layers of silt on the surrounding countryside
What is the Huang He or Yellow River?
Liu Bang (lee-oo bang) and Emperor Wudi (woo-dee) were rulers of this dynasty, during which many achievements were made in art, literature, science, medicine, farming, manufacturing, and technology
What was the Han Dynasty?
or Who were the Han?
As the most famous Daoist teacher, he taught that people should not try to gain wealth, nor should they seek power.
Who was Laozi (lowd-zuh)?
This soft shiny metal was traded in the East
What is Gold?
an inland body of water larger than a pond that is not a river or stream
What is a Lake?
This river, which cuts through central China, flows from the mountains of Tibet to the Pacific Ocean
What is the Chang Jiang or Yangzi River?
These two dynasties constructed canals or channels to redirect the flow of water from rivers.
Who are the Xia (Shah) and Qin (Chin)?
This ancient Chinese leader built a new capital city and was buried with the famous terra-cotta army.
Who was Emperor Shi Huangdi?
What is Jade?