The Geography of China Flashcards
Loess
a yellowish brown soil that blows in from a desert
Terrace
a platform of earth
Levee
a dike used to control flooding
Double Cropping
a process in which two crops are grown on the same land in the same year
Pictograph
a picture that represents a word
Oracle Bone
a bone commonly used during the shang dynasty in China to predict the future
Province
a territory
Ancestor
a relative who lived longer ago than a grandparent
Civil Service
the practice of using skills and talents to work in the government
Middleman
a person who goes between buyers and sellers
Shang dynasty
a dynasty that lasted from 1760 b.c to 1500 b.c in China
Bronze age
a period of history when bronze was mainly used to make items such as tools and weapons
Zhou dynasty
the largest Chinese dynasties lasting for a long time
Qin dynasty
the first Chinese dynasty found by the first emperor, Shi Haungdi
Great Wall
a wall in China originally built for protection from northern invaders that over centuries was extended more than 4,300 miles
