Diwali/Chinese New Year
What is Diwali known as?
Diwali is known as "Festival of Lights"
What rivers have we learned about so far?
Indus River, Ganges River, Yellow River and the Yangtze River
What does durable mean?
Durable means
When is Groundhog Day every year?
February 2
True or False: Animals did most of the work to build the Great Wall
False
What months is Diwali usually in?
October or November
What are the nicknames for the Yellow River and the Yangtze River?
China's Great Sorrow and China's Rice bowl
What does sorrow mean?
What does eager mean?
Eager means to have a great interest or to really want to do something
What were watchtowers used for?
To defend or protect the wall
How do people prepare for Chinese New Year?
What country is the Great Wall located in?
China
What does emerge mean?
Emerge means to come out or rise into view
Before paper was invented, what was used as paper?
Ox bone, tortoise shell, bamboo, clay, wood
True or False: The Great Wall snakes along over four thousand miles of land in China
What do people celebrate and hope for during Chinese New Year?
Good fortune and good luck
What country is the Yellow and the Yangtze river located in?
China
What does plunged mean?
Plunged means to fall quickly or pushed with force
What does nomad means?
People who moved from place to place
True or False: People had to use whatever materials they had nearby to build the first walls
True
How many days do people celebrate Diwali?
5 days
Asia
What does fertile mean?
Fertile means
How is silk made?
Moths lay eggs on mulberries
The eggs hatch and eat the mulberries
The worms form a cocoon
Before the moths emerge, people take the cocoons and bake them
Then they are boiled to loosen the thread
True or False: Today the wall still keeps invaders out of China
False