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China Vocabulary
2025
Question | Answer |
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Mongolia is _______________________ of China. | north |
The _____________________ River is on the northern border of China. | Yellow |
The _____________________ River is on the southern border of China. | Yangtze |
China is on the continent of ___________________. | Asia |
Which of these is NOT a natural barrier? Gobi Desert, Great Wall of China, Himalayan Mountains | Great Wall |
What religion was diffused to China from India? | Buddhism |
Who started Taoism? | Lao Tzu |
Who started Confucianism? | Confucius |
Rulers from the same family are called _____________________. | dynasty |
Who was the first emperor of China? | Qin |
What was a trade route that went from China to Eastern Europe? | silk road |
Who was the famous explorer who traveled along the Silk Road? | Marco Polo |
a respected job of the majority of people | farmer |
Which group was at the bottom of the social pyramid? | merchants |
What food was common near the Yangtze River? | rice |
What is the name of the type of writing in China? | calligraphy |
What is brownish-orange pottery from clay? | terracotta |
measures the strength of an earthquake | seismograph |
A soft light valued fabric | silk |
Who did the ancient Chinese also worship? | ancestors |
The Great Wall was built to protect China from which northern invaders? | Mongols |
A fine, yellow soil that blows in from a desert and turns the river yellow | loess |
A level platform of earth that is built into the hillside for farming to prevent erosion | terrace |
The male ruler of an empire, like a king but with more power. | emperor |
A massive wall built over centuries to protect China from invaders. | Great Wall |
A system where people get power and success based on their abilities and achievements, not their family or wealth. | meritocracy |
The sharing of ideas, religion, and traditions between different cultures. | cultural exchange |
relative that lived before grandparents | ancestor |
using skills to work for the government or community | Civil service |
person that works between the buyers and sellers (agents, consultant) | middle man |
political divisons within a country (like states but division is not by land) | providence |
someone who examines truth, existence, reality, and freedom of life | philosopher |