Geography of China
This big river in northern China is famous for flooding and helping farmers grow crops.
The Yellow River
This early dynasty made cool bronze tools and ruled a long time ago, around 1600 BCE.
Shang Dynasty
This idea said the gods picked China’s rulers to lead.
Mandate of Heaven
This giant wall was built to keep invaders out of China.
Great Wall of China
This path let traders carry stuff from China to faraway places.
This sandy desert in the north made it tough for traders to cross with their camels.
The Gobi Desert
This dynasty started in 221 BCE and turned China into an empire.
Qin Dynasty
This dynasty said they got the Mandate of Heaven to take over from the Shang around 1046 BCE.
Zhou Dynasty
This dynasty made the wall bigger and stronger starting in the 1300s CE.
Ming Dynasty
This soft, shiny cloth from China was traded all over and named the Silk Road.
Silk
These tall mountains in the west kept ancient China separate from other lands.
Himalayas
This dynasty lasted a long time, from 206 BCE to 220 CE, and traded a lot on the Silk Road.
Han Dynasty
This belief said a ruler had to be good to keep the Mandate of Heaven.
Confucianism
These little buildings on the wall let soldiers watch for bad guys.
Watchtowers
This religion came to China on the Silk Road and had big temples.
Buddhism
This river in the south is super long and great for growing rice.
Yangtze River Valley
This dynasty, from 618 to 907 CE, was known for awesome art and poems.
Tang Dynasty
This wise man started Confucianism and taught people to be kind, around 500 BCE.
Confucius
Workers used these big blocks, sometimes carried miles, to build parts of the wall in the mountains.
Stones
The Silk Road shared these, like new ideas and cool inventions, not just stuff to buy.
Cultures
This high, flat area in southwest China is nicknamed the "Roof of the World."
Tibetan Plateau
This tough idea said rulers should use strict laws to keep people in line.
Legalism
This idea says to live simply and be happy with nature.
Daoism (Taoism)
This group of fierce riders from the north made China build the wall to stay safe.
The Mongols
This busy city in ancient China was the starting point of the Silk Road, where traders loaded up silk and spices.
Chang'an