| A | B |
|---|
| "China's Sorrow" | Nickname for China's rivers that overflowed the land |
| Dynastic Cycle | Rise and fall of dynasties in China |
| Great Wall of China | Built during Qin Dynasty; 3,000 people built wall; 3,700 miles long; took over 1,700 years to build |
| Terra Cotta Army | 6,000 life sized terra cotta soldiers made during Qin Dynasty |
| Han Dynasty | Invention of paper and Silk Road |
| Tang Dynasty | Golden Age of China |
| Ming Dynasty | In the Middle Ages, the Ming Dynasty ruled in China; time of adventure and travel in China |
| Religion | Polytheistic; Believed in magical dragons and ghosts; had festivals to honor gods and ancestors |
| Oracle Bones | Used to communicate with dead ancesotors |
| ancestor worship | Brought food and wine to a shrine in the home where ancestors were worshipped; wanted to keep ancestors happy |
| Mandate of Heaven | Right to rule is granted by the gods |
| Silk, gunpowder, paper, calligraphy, porcelain, tea, compass | Inventions of the Ancient Chinese |
| Footbinding | Young girls had toes tucked under feet and wrapped in cloth to hold toes in place. This broke bones in feet to create perfect shape of feet. Very painful! |
| Shang and Zhou Dynasty | China's earliest ancient dynasties |
| Loess | Silt deposited by Yellow River |
