HUANG HE RIVER• Called “China’s Sorrow”• Also known as Yellow River

CHANG JIANG RIVER• China’s longest river• Also known as Yangtze River

ASIA• The continent China is

found• East of Europe

HIMALAYAS• Tallest mountains in world• Separate China from the

rest of India

ORACLES• Used to make predictions• Turtle shells or cattle bones

ZHOU DYNASTY• China’s longest lasting

dynasty• Came from west of Shang

WARRING STATES PERIOD• Lasted 200 years• Fought for land, not honor

CONFUCIANISM• Moral values• Respect your family

DAOISM• Live in peace & harmony• Less government control

LEGALISM• People born bad• Need to be controlled

GREAT WALL• Protect China’s northern

border• Keep Chinese in

TERRA COTTA ARMY• Made of clay• Serve Shi Huangdi in

afterlife

MANDATE OF HEAVEN• Ruler’s possess this• Heaven would not support a

bad ruler

SUNDIAL• Used to tell time• Sun casts shadow

SEISMOGRAPH• Measure strength &

distance of earthquakes

ACUPUNCTURE• Relieve pain• Insert needles at body

points

JADE• Green gemstone• Valuable trade commodity

SILK• Highly valuable cloth• Comes from a cocoon

PERIOD OF DISUNION• Time of disorder• Followed collapse of the

Han

GRAND CANAL• Waterway built by Sui• Connected northern &

southern China

EMPRESS WU• Only woman to rule China• Brought peace and

prosperity to China

METALLURGY• Science of working with

metals• People of ancient India

were expert metal workers

PORCELAIN• Thin white pottery• White clay

GUNPOWDER• Mixture of explosive• Changed warfare