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S.S. China Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Subcontinent | a large landmass that juts out from a continent |
| Jut | Sticks out |
| Cotton | The people of the Indus were the first to grow cotton |
| The Great Sorrow | China’s rivers because they would unpredictably flood and destroy the land along the rivers |
| Shrines | A temple or building to honor past ancestors |
| Ancestors | People from whom we descend (come from) |
| Landlocked | When a country does not touch water and is surrounded by land Ex: Mongolia |
| Porcelain | Ceramic material made by heating certain substances |
| Gobi Desert | Waterless place; Mongolia named it because most of the desert occupied the country |
| Oracles | Special priests who are believed to receive messages from the gods |
| Chinese Calligraphy | China’s written language using characters to represent words |
| What was a potential negative of the rivers that existed in early civilizations? | Flooding |
| Why were the Indus and Ganges Rivers important? | Fertile Soil |
| How are Florida and India similar? | Both Peninsulas |
| What two countries did the Himalayas separate? | China and India |
| What showed that people of Mohenjo-Daro were advanced? | Had Plumbing |
| How do we know Mesopotamians and people of the Indus Valley interacted? | Found Indus artifacts in Mesopotamia |
| What country is the Indus River located today? | Pakistan |
| What was the main message of the story of Mulan? | Women are capable of being warriors |
| What did Mulan do to gain the respect of the men in the army camp? | She saved them from the Huns army |
| On what continent would you find India and China? What civilization was China most similar to because of its two parallel/unpredictable rivers? | Mesopotamia |