What desert is north of China?
The Gobi Desert
What made it so difficult for one dynasty to govern ancient China
The size of the civilization was too big.
What was the method of farming they used?
terrace farming
Protection of northern invaders
What mountain is in china?
Himalayan mountains
What are the two rivers that go through china?
The Huang He,and the Yangtze river
What was the shortest ruled dynasty?
The Qin dynasty
What animal helped plow the land?
An ox
how did Qin Shi Huangdi rule in orders to maintain control over his vast empire?
ruled with fear
What was the trade routes between china and the western civilizations
The silk road
What ocean is east of china?
Pacific ocean
What was the longest ruled dynasty
The Zhou dynasty
What was one of the most valuable products in china?
Silk
What was the name of the philosopher in the Zhou dynasty
Confucius
what was the name of the plateau in china?
the Plateau of tibet
What gave the Yellow river its color?
Loess/silt
around how many years did the Zhou dynasty rule for
around 900 years
True or False
The Qin dynasty was very strict.
True!
why did the ancient Chinese civilizations think they were isolated?
because of the body's of water blocking them off from other civilizations
what was another name for the yellow river?
Huang-He river
When did the yellow river settle begin?
Around 4,000 years ago
What dynasty was the great wall of China started in?
The Qin dynasty
about how many tons of rice does china produce every year?
200 million tons
what did the shang fortune tellers use to predict the future
oracle shells/tortoise shells
what year did the city of Hankow,city flood?
1931