What trade route spanned from Syria to China?
Silk Road
What was the penalty for revealing the secret of silkworms
Death
The East contains a majority of what
the population
Loess Plateau
is a plateau in north-central China formed of loess
The Boxer Rebellion
was an anti-foreign, anti-imperialist, and anti-Christian uprising in North China between 1899 and 1901
How long was the silk road?
4000 miles
Where were the missionaries from that brought Buddhism to China
India
The yellow river is filled with what
losess
Nanling Mountains
is a major mountain range in Southern China that separates the Pearl River Basin from the Yangtze Valley
The Qing dynasty
was the last imperial dynasty of China, established by the Manchus
Where did the silk road end
Antioch
Who started documenting history in China
Sima Quin
What is the climate in the north
Subarctic
Yangtze River
is the longest river in Eurasia and the third-longest in the world. Also known as the yellow river
Emperors
Among the most famous emperors were Qin Shi Huang of the Qin dynasty, emperors Gaozu, Han Wudi as well as Guangwu of the Han, Emperor Taizong of Tang of the Tang, the Hongwu Emperor and Yongle Emperor of
Silk is created from?
silk worms
paper
What are the large and violent storms that threaten the area from late August through October called in China
Typhoons
Mount Everest
Tallest Mt in the world
Mao Zedong
also known as Chairman Mao, was a Chinese politician, political theorist, military strategist, poet, and revolutionary who was the founder of the People's Republic of China.
What dynasty created new methods for farming silkworms
Han
What two parts can China be divided into
Mountains and Plateaus
What 3 things is China the leading producer in?
Rice, wheat and tea
The First Opium War
also known as the Anglo-Chinese War, was a series of military engagements fought between the British Empire and the Qing dynasty of China between 1839 and 1842.
Marco Polo
was a Venetian merchant, explorer and writer who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295.