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40 Cards in this Set
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geography: China's East:
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Yellow Sea, East China Sea, and the Pacific Ocean
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geography: mountain ranges occupied how much of the land
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2/3 of the land
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geography: China's West:
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Taklimakan Desert and icy Plateau of Tibet
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geography: China's SouthWest
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Himalayas
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geography: China's North
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Gobi Desert and Mongolian Plateau
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2 Rivers of China
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Huang He (Yellow River)
and Yangtze River |
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location of Huang- He (yellow river)
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in the north; flows to the Pacific
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location of the Yangtze River
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East; goes to the Yellow Sea
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Why is Huang He called the Yellow River ?
what does it deposit |
it deposits huge amounts of yellow silt-
the silt is called LOESS: fertile and good for land |
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where were China's first civilizations developed?
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in a river valley
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what were the disadvantages of the floods
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the floods were disastrous.
floods ruined towns and earned the name "China's Sorrow", early settlers had to supply their goods instead of trading |
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where did invasions come from, despite the natural boundaries?
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north and the west
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how much of China's land is suitable for farming?
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10%
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where is that 10% of land? what is it called
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b/t the Huang He and the Chang Jiang in EASTERN China;
called the North China Plain, AKA: China's Heartland |
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China's cultures built settlements along which river?
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Huang He
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Around what time did the Xiang Dynasty occur?
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2000 BC
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Who was the leader of the Xia Dynasty? What was he?
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Yu;
he was a mathematician and engineer |
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what did Yu do? What did that do?
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he invented flooding control and irrigation; that tamed the Huang He River so Settlement could grow
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what does the legend of Yu Reflect?
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the level of Technology
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to where did the Shang people rise up in power?
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in Northern China
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Which was the most important and oldest city during the Shang?
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Anyang
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What was the significance of Anyang? what was lifestyle like?
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it was one of the capitals of the Shang Dynasty; higher classes lived in city walls, lower classes lived outside of it;
walls signified the ruler's ability to control large forces of workers |
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why did the Shang need walls?
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there was always war in the Shang area-
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what was one of the Shang's tools of war ?
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their chariots
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What were the Chineses' view on outsiders/foreigners?
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they saw them as barbarians
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what was another name for China?
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Middle Kingdom (They thought they were the center of the civilized world)
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Did the Culture in China have strong or weak bonds?
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strong unifying bonds
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which was more important?
group or individual? |
group
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what was central to China's Society?
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family
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who did the most important virtue go to?
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the parents
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who controlled the family's property and made important decisions?
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the men
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what age did girls get married
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13-16
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family was close to religion. true/false
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true
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what did families believe ?
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believed that the spirits were troublesome or helpful neighbors demanding respect and attention-
they were responsible for good or bad events |
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what was the one supreme god the chinese worshipped?
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shang di
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how did Shang kings consult the deities?
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oracle bones
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each character in the chinese language = what
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one syllable
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is there a link between china's spoken language and written language?
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no
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advantage to writing system
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people all over china learned the same system of writing;
it unified the people |
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disadvantage to writing system
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only the wealthy had the opportunity to learn to write since there were so many characters
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