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Why does the Huang River have a distinctive yellow color?
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From the loess that is deposited into the river from the desert.
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What have people built to control flooding along the Huang river?
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levees
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Why has the Huang river been called China's Sorrow?
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The river's flooding has wiped out crops and left people homeless.
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Why did Shi Huangdi build the Great Wall of China?
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To protect the empire from northern invaders.
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China is considered one of the oldest___________civilizations
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continuous
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For the first time, China was completely united under this ruler...
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Emperor Qin
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What dynasty was the longest in China's history lasting 800 years?
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Zhou dynasty
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This dynasty was considered the first "official" dynasty of China.
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Shang dynasty
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During the Han Dynasty goods from far away as Rome arrived in China along what trade route?
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The Silk Road
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Which dynasty developed a system of writing?
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Shang Dynasty
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This dynasty referred to as the "golden age" of China because the economy thrived due to a new montary system..
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Eastern Zhou
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What did Shi Huang di do for China?
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He standardized systems of money, weights and measures
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For the first time, China was completely united under this ruler...
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Emperor Qin
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What dynasty was the longest in China's history lasting 800 years?
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Zhou dynasty
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This dynasty was considered the first "official" dynasty of China.
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Shang dynasty
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During the Han Dynasty goods from far away as Rome arrived in China along what trade route?
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The Silk Road
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Which dynasty developed a system of writing?
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Shang Dynasty
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Flood control, irrigation and canal building was developed by the....
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Eastern Zhou dynasty
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Which emperor was a legalist?
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Emperor Qin
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In what dynasty was money standardized?
What else was standardized? |
Qin dynasty
laws and language |
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Did the Silk Rd occur during the Qin dynasty?
Why or why not? |
No
He did not believe that people had rights such as buying and selling goods |
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Name the more recent emperor of the Han dynasty?
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Emperor Wu Di
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Which dynasty did the mandate of heaven begin?
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Zhou dynasty
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Which region of China used double cropping as a method of farming?
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Guangxi Zhungzu
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Where did the earliest form of civilization settle?
Why? |
Huaung River valley/North China plain
The land was most fertile for farming. |
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What type of life did the Chinese people have under Emperor Qin's rule?
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They had a very harsh life. They were not allowed to have an education or to read books. Most people had to work on the wall.
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What are terraces?
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They were platforms of land, cut into the mountains so that the loess from the river could fertilize the land for growing crops.
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Which dynasty did the mandate of heaven begin?
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Zhou dynasty
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Which region of China used double cropping as a method of farming?
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Guangxi Zhungzu
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Where did the earliest form of civilization settle?
Why? |
Huaung River valley/North China plain
The land was most fertile for farming. |
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What type of life did the Chinese people have under Emperor Qin's rule?
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They had a very harsh life. They were not allowed to have an education or to read books. Most people had to work on the wall.
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What are terraces?
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They were platforms of land, cut into the mountains so that the loess from the river could fertilize the land for growing crops.
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Which dynasty follwed the belief of Mandate from Heaven?
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Zhou Dynasty
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If you lived in the Western Zhou times, how did you spend your day?
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The men grew crops and farmed wheat, grains and rice, while the women made silk.
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If you lived in the Eastern Zhou times, how did you spend your day?
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The government started flood control and irrigation projects, a new sysyem of money encouraged trade, and people were becoming scholars, teachers and government officials
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