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Ancient China
Term | Definition |
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Outer China | Western and Northern parts of China- does not have much to do with ancient China |
Inner China | Southeastern part of present-day China- closer to sea level. This is where most of our studies will be located. |
Tibet- Qinghai Plateau | rocky and high elevation. Himalayas are the southern edge of the plateau |
Taklimakan Desert | 105,000 square miles- name means "once you go in, you never come out" Many sand dunes |
Gobi Desert | 500,000 square miles covers part of China and Mongolia. It is stony and has little vegatation |
Oasis | a place where water can be found in the desert |
Northern plain | located in present day Mongolia- low hills and plains- Prairie grass fed ancient horses, sheep and cattle. Warm short summers and cold winters |
North China Plain | called land of the yellow earth due to its limestone silt from the Gobi desert. Yellow River is located here |
Huang He River | also known as the yellow river- one of the world's longest rivers |
Chang Jiang Basin | low,wet coastal plains located near Chang Jiang River. warm wet climate |
Chang Jiang River | Longer than the Yellow River, which is what Chang Jiang means. It has thousands of tributaries |
Tributary | a stream that feeds into a large river |
maize | a type of corn |
mutton | meat made from sheep |
millet | a type of grain |
Shang Dynasty | 1700- 1122 BCE- a time of bronze weapons social structure- Kings had great wealth |
Zhou Dynasty | 1034- 256 BCE- started in the northwest China and moved to the central plains |
confucianism | lead by example- goal is an honest and just society; based on 5 basic relationship |
daosim | rule as little as possible- return to simple and natural way of living. Live in harmony with the way of nature |
legalism | set clear laws and harshly punish those who disobey. Based on the technology of Hanfeizi |