Geography
The largest country in Asia.
What is China?
The emperor of this dynasty was known as a cruel man.
What is the Qin dynasty?
He was a peasant turned ruler and lifted a ban on books.
Who is Han Gaozu?
The Chinese written language.
What is pictographs?
Has a very long growing season.
What is the Guangxi Zhungzu region?
A large portion of China's food comes from this region.
What is the North China Plain?
The king's power was weakened during this dynasty.
He wrote the first complete Chinese history.
Who is Sima Qian?
A farming system in which two crops are grown on the same land in the same year.
What is double-cropping?
Nomads cultivate barley and herd sheep here.
What is the Tibetan Plateau?
Platforms of earth that look like stairs.
What are terraces?
The first period in Chinese history.
What is Xia?
He worked for thirteen years to conquer the flooding on the Huang River.
Who is Yu?
Women were in charge of producing this.
What is silk?
The tallest peak on Earth is located here.
What are the Himalaya Mountains?
A yellowish, brown soil that is blown in from the desert.
What is loess?
During this dynasty, bronze was used for tools, cups, weapons, and trade goods.
What is the Shang Dynasty?
Respect for all people was his first principle.
Who is Confucius?
It was built to protect the empire from northern invaders.
What is The Great Wall of China?
This is the divine right to govern for the good of all people.
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
The nickname for the Huang River.
What is Yellow River?
To improve trade and transportation, new roads were built.
What is the Han dynasty?
He believed that people should live in harmony with nature.
Who is Laozi?
The practice of using skills and talents to work in the government
What is civil service?
This was the main way China connected with the rest of the world.
What is the Silk Road?