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Jackie Chan

Chinese vocab

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Silk Road The most well-known trading route of ancient Chinese civilization
The Great Wall of China The biggest wall in China
Levee A wall built along a river bank to prevent flooding
Loess A fine, yellow soil that is easily carried by wind and rain, found in China
Oracle Bones A cattle or sheep bone used to predict the future
Mandate of Heaven The belief that the Chinese emperor's right to rule came from the gods
Emperor Qin's Terracotta Army A collection of 8,000 terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang
Analects Selected passages from the writings of an author or more authors
Famine A widespread lack of food resulting in hunger and starvation
Huang River The world's 6th longest river. It's 3,395 miles long.
North China Plain a river. It floods every summer putting silt
Steppe A dry, grassy, treeless plain
Ordos Dessert A desert and steppe region ling on a plateau in the south of the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China
Plateau An area of flat land that rises above the surrounding land
Dynasty A line of rulers who belong to the same family
Erosion The gradual wearing away of soil and rock by wind, glaciers, or water
Stir Fry Food with vegetables and meat
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