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China Vocab. :D

china vocab.

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Silk Road an ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean (4,000 miles); followed by Marco Polo in the 13th century to reach Cathay
The Great Wall of China in the third century B.C. by some 300,000 laborers (mainly criminals, conscript soldiers, and slaves), the wall proved ineffective against invaders
Levee a wall built along a river bank to prevent flooding
Loess a fine yellow soil that is easily carried by wind and rain found in China
Oracle Bones a group of inscribed animal bones and shells discovered in China and used originally in divination by the ancient Chinese, especially during the Shang dynasty.
Mandate of Heaven a political theory of ancient China in which those in power were given the right to rule from a divine source
Emperor Qin’s Terracotta Army a clay army that he ordered his people to make to protect the after life, no 2 soldiers were alike
Analects also known as the Analects of Confucius, are the collection of sayings and ideas of central Chinese thinker and philosopher Confucius, written by his followers.
Famine having very little food availible and people starving
Huang River The Yellow River or Huang He, formerly spelled Hwang Ho, is the second-longest river in China after the Yangtze and the sixth-longest in the world at the estimated length of 5,464 kilometers (3,395 mi)
North China Plain based on the deposits of the Yellow River and is the largest alluvial plain of eastern Asia
Steppe an extensive plain, especially one without trees
Ordos Desert it's a dessert in the middle of China
Plateau land or area raised above the land
Dynasty line a rulers who belonged to the same family
Erosion the process by which the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, waves, etc.
Stir Fry cooking in a wok with vegi's and meat
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