Ancient China Vocabulary Flashcards

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A desert that lies in both China and Mongolia

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Gobi Desert

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the region where human settlement and culture began in China

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North China Plain

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a river that cuts through the North China Plain; it is also known as the “Yellow River”

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Huang He'

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a yellowish brown soil that blows in from the desert

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loess

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longest river in Asia, empties into the Yellow Sea

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Yangtze River

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a mountain range in southern Asia; it includes the highest point on Earth

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Himalaya Mountains

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a platform of Earth; lies in a stair pattern

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terrace

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a barrier used to control flooding

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levee

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North China Plain

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the region where human settlement and culture began in China

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Yellow River

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a river that cuts through the North China Plain; it also known as the Yellow River