Ancient China

Landform that stretches across southern Mongolia and northern China

• Plateau of Tibet

• Gobi Desert

• Himalayan Mountains

• Sahara Desert

Landform that sits at 14,800 feet and is in southern China

• Himalayan Mountains

• Mount Everest

• Gobi Desert

• Plateau of Tibet

Landform that forms a natural barrier between India and China

• Hindu Kush Mountains

• Plateau of Tibet

• Himalayan Mountains

• Gobi Desert

Largest and longest river in China

• Yangtze River

• Ganges River

• Indus River

• Yellow River

Called the Huang He River

• Indus River

• Yellow River

• Ganges River

• Yangtze River

Largest and deepest in the world; vital to many major industries

• Yellow River

• Pacific Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

A soft yellow soil that creates fertile farmland in China

• Loess

• Silk

• Terrace Farming

• Fertile silt

A method of cutting flat edges into mountains for planting crops

• Oxen pulled plows

• Canals

• Terrace Farming

• Irrigation

A thread that comes from worms in China and is woven into cloth

• Cotton

• Polyester

• Wool

• Silk

The idea that the gods gave the emperor that right to rule

• Legalism

• Confucianism

• Buddhism

• Mandate of Heaven