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s a series of stone and earthen fortifications in northern China, built originally to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire against intrusions by various nomadic groups
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Great Wall of China
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over 200 years old – longest man made canal – connects Yangtze to yellow river
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• Grand Canal
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• Longest river in china, 3rd longest river in the world. Now sports the 3 gorges dam largest in world
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Yangtze –
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China -- ethical teachings of love within the family, righteousness, honesty, trustworthiness and benevolence
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Confuscism
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• Most pop. Country
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China
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Where is most of population in China
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• Most of its population is in the eastern half of country. west is all mountains
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Language of China -- most spoken language in world (Simplified Chinese)
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Mandarin
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Largest dam in world
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3 georges Dam
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Site of huge Massacre – 1989 one of greatest in history
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Tiannamen Square
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commonly known as China, is the most populous state in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens
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Peoples republic of China
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symbol for all things chinese
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Han
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China Communist government believes in ______ for citizens
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Limited freedoms
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collection of sculptures showing army of china. discovered in 19974 – rivals tuts tomb – soldiers and horses mad of potter for a bead kinds tomb
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Terra cotta army
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Highest region on earth, home of the tibettian people
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Tibet
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3 inventions of China
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gunpowder, paper, porcalin, silk, cloth, movable type
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