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Ancient China 1
Geography, Xia, Shang, Zhou Dynasties
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| yellowish brown soil that blows in from the desert | Loess |
| platforms of earth that look like stairs | Terraces |
| dikes or walls that hold in the riverbank | Levees |
| two crops are grown on the same land in the same year | Double Cropping |
| pictures that represent words | Pictographs |
| according to Chinese legend, he was the creator of the universe | Pangu |
| The period in which Chinese history began being written down | Xia |
| China's first dynasty | Shang Dynasty |
| ancient writings used to predict the future | Oracle bones |
| a period when tools and weapons were made of bronze | Bronze Age |
| the longest of the Chinese dynasties | Zhou Dynasty |
| many tribes were fighting for control of the government | Warring States Period |
| conquered the flooding of the Huang River (myth) | Yu the Great |