A picture is a symbol for word or phrase
pictograph
Gobi and Taklimakan are this kind of geographical feature:
desert
The leader who brought about the communist revolution in China was
Mao Zedong
Ancient China referred to itself as this - believing it to be the center of the world.
Middle Kingdom
Current Chinese population is approximately
1.4 billion
People who did not live long in one location...
nomads
This helped the Mongols to be able to move swiftly to defeat their enemies:
horses
This leader was originally named Temujin:
Genghis Khan
The rebellion meant to drive foreigners/foreign influence out of China
Boxer Rebellion
This man-made barrier was designed to protect China from invaders:
the Great Wall
Many generations of a ruling family:
dynasty
Chinese ritual for showing respect to a superior
kowtow
Chinese philosopher and teacher known for his great wisdom.
Confucius
This group of effective fighters invaded China, Eastern Europe, parts of Russia...
the Mongols
The Chinese explorer who sailed to southeastern Asia and eastern Africa:
Zheng He
A term referring to large extended families...
clan
China’s attitude towards trade policy from the 1500s until the 1800's
isolationist
Mongol emperor of China during the visit of Marco Polo:
Kublai Khan
The wars which resulted from trade problems between England and China...
Opium Wars
The retreat of Chinese communists into the interior of China to gather support for the communist cause...
the Long March
Having control (trade, culture, etc.) over a specific area even if you not own it...
sphere of influence
In a communist regime this is considered something negative that divides the loyalty of the people from the communist cause...
religion
The current leader of China (2023)
Xi Jinping
Philosophical concept of opposite but interconnected forces:
Yin and Yang
This is a big river in China that begins with a "y", and it is NOT the Yangtze River:
Yellow River