Geography
The amount of land in China that is covered by mountains.
1/3
Shang Dynasty
1700-1050 BCE
Yellow River
Huang He
The Shang dynasty 1st to have a calendar with 12 months and this many days.
30
Yellow wind-blown silt
Loess
The highest peak in the Himalayan Mountain Range.
Mt. Everest
Xia Dynasty
2070-1600 BCE
Long River
Yangtze
This dynasty was first to have written script.
Shang Dynasty
The capital of the Shang Dynasty.
Angyang
The largest desert in China.
Taklimakan
Warring States
400s-221 BCE
Rooftop of the World
Tibetan Plateau
Bronze is made of a mixture of this metallic element and other metals.
Copper
Territories of land given by kings and ruled by nobles.
Fiefs
This river empties into the Yellow Sea.
Yellow River
Zhou Dynasty
1650-256 BCE
China's Sorrow
Yellow River
These large scale projects that moved water from rivers to farms were made during the Zhou Dynasty.
Irrigation
White precious mineral used in jewelery and statues. Comes from Elephants, Rhinos, and Walruses.
Ivory
Daily Double
29,029
Hundred Schools of Thought
770-222 BCE
Mother River
The Zhou Dynasty created this advanced weaponry.
Crossbow
The Golden age of Chinese philosophies.
Hundred Years of Thought