| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Huang River | 3000 mile-long river in Northern China |
| North China Plain | world's largest delta is formed here by the Huang's floods |
| loess | dusty, yellow soil that has been deposited by the wind |
| levee | a wall made out of earth to hold back flood waters |
| erosion | loss or wearing away of soil by wind and moving water |
| famine | wide spread lack of food when crops die off |
| steppe | a dry, treeless plain |
| Gobi Desert | desert in Northern China |
| dynasty | a succession of rulers who all come from the same family |
| Shang Dynasty | (1700B.C) the first dynasty in China; also name of capital city |
| nobles | members of a dynasty's family who controlled the land |
| Anyang | (1100BC) second capital city of China |
| Fu Hao | successful wife of a king; She ruled a town and led troops into war |
| oracle bones | cattle parts called "dragon bones" that priests used to answer questions about the future |
| emperor | supreme ruler of an empire |
| Qinling Mountains | in eastern China; protected the Qin region |
| Shihuangdi | first Chinese emperor; Qin Dynasty |
| 36 provinces | Shihuanghi divided China into 36 political divisions |
| Xianyang | capital city under Shihuanghi |
| Great Wall of China | huge wall, 1500m. long, built to keep out invaders |
| clay army of Shihuangdi | life-size statues of soldiers "guarding" Shihuanghi's tomb |
| Han Gaozu | General who overthrew the Qin Dynasty; started the Han Dynasty |
| Confucius | Great teacher;known for wise sayings; (not religion) believed in a peaceful way of life |
| Confucianism | belief that China has lost its traditions; great societies come through great education |
| mandate of heaven | emperors received the right to rule from the gods |
| Han Dynasty | 206 B.C.- 200 A.D. ruled China; tried to rule fairly. 1st Chinese dictionary |
| Wudi | 1st strong emperor of the Han Dynasty; started many schools |
| Grand School | the best school in Wudi's Chinese Empire |
| Seismograph | machine used to detect to detect earthquake |
| silk | valuable, natural thread made by worms; used for fine cloth |
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