Ancient China

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Where did the earliest Chinese civilizations develop?

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Along rivers, like Mesopotamia, Egypt, and India.

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What are China’s two most important rivers?

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The Yangtze and the Huang He (Yellow River).

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Why is the Huang He sometimes called “China’s Sorrow”?

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Because it floods powerfully and unpredictably.

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What two deserts are in Western and Northwestern China?

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The Gobi and the Takla Makan.

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What mountains form China’s southern border?

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The Himalayas.

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Name two early Neolithic Chinese cultures before empires formed.

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The Cishan and the Yangshao.

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Which dynasty might have been the first, but has no archaeological evidence?

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The Xia.

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Which dynasty is the first we know existed for sure?

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The Shang (1760–1030 BCE).

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What writing system did the Shang develop?

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Pictographs.

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What dynasty used feudalism and eventually collapsed into the Warring States Period?

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The Zhou (1046–256 BCE).