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China Vocab!
china vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Silk road | An ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean sea. |
| The Great Wall of China | A roadway along the top, constructed as a defense for China.15,000 miles long. |
| Levee | To prevent the flooding of a river. |
| Oracal bones | A group of inscribed animal bones and shells discovered in China and used originally in divination by the ancient Chinese |
| Mandate of heaven | |
| Emperor qins terracottas army | clay army. no two soilders were alike. |
| Analects | Analects of Confucius , are a record of the words and acts of the central Chinese |
| Famine | Extreme and protracted shortage of food, resulting in widespread hunger and a substantial increase in the death rate |
| Huang river | Stream of water larger than a brook or creek 3,000 miles long. |
| North China Plain | The North China Plain is based on the deposits of the Huang River runs through it. |
| Steppe | dry treeless plains |
| Ordos | A desert plateau in the S Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region in N China. |
| Desert | A region so arid because of little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all |
| Plateau | A land area having a relatively level surface. |
| Erosion | The act or state of eroding |
| Stir-fry | To cook quickly by cutting into small pieces and stirring constantly in a lightly oiled wok or frying pan over high heat. |