Geography
What is the name of the river we learnt about?
Huang He or Yellow river
China has big _______ and dry _________.
Mountains and Deserts
The name of the King of the Xia Dynasty?
Yu the Great
Where were the oldest examples of Chinese writing found?
Oracle bones.
Ancient Chinese honored who?
Their ancestors
What is the name of the special soil found in the river?
•loess.
The mountains and desrts mnade it difficult for people to ________ and _________.
Come in and go out
What was Yu the Great known for?
Finding a solution for a big flood
How many characters exist?
over 10 000
What are the two things they did for their ancestors?
rituals and give offerings
What colour does the soil make the river look like?
Yellow
Chinese people thought they were ________.
Unique
Why was the Xia Dynasty important?
Because it started the idea of dynastic rule in China.
These characters developed into a beautiful _____ called calligraphy
art
The believved the dead could do what?
They could help the living
Why did they build wals around the river?
To stop floods
They thought they had a great ___________.
Civilization
Where did kings and queens come from in these dynasties?
From the same family
Writing helped China to do what?
Be united
What is Daoism?
A philosophy and religion
The walls kept two things safe, what?
Farms and homes
Ancient China did not have a lot of ________ coming in the country for business.
Traders
Who would help the king rule the area?
His family members
Write History using characters
历史
What does Dao mean?
Way