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S.S. China Quiz

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Huang He River Called the Yellow River; China’s 2nd longest river
Yangtze River China’s longest river; 3rd longest river in the world
Landlocked When a country does not touch water and is surrounded by land Ex: Mongolia
Gobi Desert Waterless place; Mongolia named it because most of the desert occupied the country
Calligraphy China’s written language using characters to represent words
Ancestors People from whom we descend (come from)
Shrine A temple or building to honor past ancestors
Oracles Special priests who are believed to receive messages from the gods
Loess Yellow-brown soil that was fertile
Great Sorrow China’s rivers because they would unpredictably flood and destroy the land along the rivers
Terracotta Warriors Statues built to replicate the army of the 1st emperor of the Qin dynasty; buried with him in his tomb to accompany him in the afterlife
Great Wall of China Built to prevent invaders from the north; one of the new wonders of the world
Silk Road Not an actual paved road, but referred to the different trade routes from China to Rome; used because people wanted silk from ancient China
Everest Tallest mountain peak of the Himalayas
The Forbidden City Largest palace complex in the world; home of many emperors and the center of politics and government for ancient China
The Great Buddha of Leshan Construction led by a monk named Hai Tong; hoped it would calm the rivers’ floods as it was built along the Yangtze River
Porceliane Ceramic material made by heating certain substances
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