| A | B |
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| In what river valleys did the Chinese settle in? | Huang He, (Yellow River) Chang Jiang (Yangzi River) |
| Into what sea do the Yellow and Yangzi River flow into? | Yellow Sea |
| What what the climate like in the north? | cool, very dry, little rain |
| What was the climate like in the south? | warm, wet, good for growing rice, they get monsoons. |
| What is a monsoon? | Seasonal periods of heavy rain |
| What did the Chinese call themselves? | The Middle Kingdom |
| What was so important about the dragon? | thought to be good luck, they helped make the land fertile. Dragons were like rivers |
| What is loess? | a rich yellow-brown soil that builds up in the river which makes it flood. this gave the river the name of the river of sorrows |
| extended family | you lived with everyone in your family .. family comes first |
| women | obeyed father, obeyed husband, obeyed sons |
| oracle bones | you could communicate to your ancestors with them |
| steps of a dynastie | 1. new dynasty takes over 2. want more glory for family name 3. make laws, choose officials, make changes 4. get lazy, too harsh 5. people rebel 6. rulers overthrown 7. new dynastie |
| Confucious | born in 551 B.C. became a teacher, and used sayings to teach |
| Great Wall of China | built during Qin dynastie-1,700 miles.... towers were built to communicate when enemies came... Ming dynastie made it 3,700 miles |
| silk | spun by silkworm- 1.tend worms until cocoon made 2. unwind thread 3. join thread to thick thread 4. weave into cloth 5. pound until soft |
