Social Studies Unit 2 Chapter 4 -6th Flashcards
A large portion of China’s food comes from this region.
North China Plains
Yellowish brown soil that blows in from the desert.
loess
Platforms of earth that look like stairs is called______
terraces
China’s capital and is located on the northern tip of the plain.
Beijing
Where is the early civilations in China made their homes?
Huang River Valley
Dikes or a wall within the river bank is called
levees
When two crops are grown on the same land in the same year. This is called
double cropping
When double cropping what types can you put together?
Rice and veg or rice and sugar cane
This is known as the Roof of the World
Tibetan Planteau
A mountain range located on the southern border if the Tibetan Planeau. It is also the tallest.
Himalayas
Pictures that represent words in the Chinese language is called _____
pictographs
Why was the Huang has been called China’s sorrow?
For centuries floods have wiped out crops and left people homeless.
What was the purpose of the Great Wall of China?
It was built to protect the empire from the northern invaders
The firest Han ruler was a peasant who called himself
Han Gaozu
A relative who lived longer ago than a grandparent is called
ancestor
han Gaozu means
high ancestor
Who divided the lands by princes and lords
Wu Di
Who wrote the first completed history book in China?
Sima Qian
The practice of using skills and talents to work in the governament is called
civil services
What is the largest minority in China?
Tibetan
They used these to predict the future
Oracle bones
High ranking social class
Nobility
Collection of sayings by Confucius that are written down by his students. It is the main printed work of Confucius
Analects
People who go between buyers ad sellers are called
middleman
