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ch 10 Medieval China
Question | Answer |
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Yellow River Valley | most important fertile area where first civ's developed and capital cities still are |
loess | rich yellowish soil blowing to Yellow River area bringing nutrients for land |
wheat | grown mostly in Yellow River Valley |
Yangtze River | longest river in China also makes land fertile around it for farming and great cities |
rice | most important crop grown in southern China where it is warm and wet |
Sui | short dynasty of this time accomplished great projects like the Grand Canal with forced labor. Often compared to Qin Dynasty |
Grand Canal | amazing waterway connecting northern China's Yellow River with southern China's Yangtze River with human labor |
Silk Road | network of pathways on land and water where China traded it's silk and other goods with the world. Every dynasty expanded this trade to increase their wealth and power |
porcelain | new hot product unique to China during this time in demand all over the world. China varied it's style and color patterns to keep the world buying this expensive good. Today we name our good dishes after the place that perfected beautiful dishware |
pug | amazing and wonderful dog breed created in China with non aggressive and friendly character traits to entertain kings and their wives and children-also exported to the world at this time. |