China Vocabulary

This is the capital of China.

• Shanghai

• Hong Kong

• Beijing

• Tianjin

The chairman of the Communist Party who led China from 1949-1976.

• Mao Zedong

• Xi Jinping

• Zheng He

• Jiang Jieshi

General secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and president of the Peoples Republic of China since 2013.

• Mao Zedong

• Shi Huangdi

• Xi Jinping

• Jiang Jieshi

Ruler of the Qin dynasty, who became China's first emperor in 221 B.C.

• Mao Zedong

• Xi Jinping

• Jiang Jieshi

• Shi Huangdi

The longest river in Asia, which flows through China; also known as the Yangtze.

• Brahmaputra River

• Chang Jiang River

• Huang He River

• Huaihe River

China's second largest river; also called the Yellow River.

• Brahmaputra River

• Chang Jiang River

• Huang He River

• Huaihe River

Baked clay

• Clay

• Terra Cotta

• Kiln

• Silt

A stone wall in Northern china over 4,500 miles long built to repel invaders from the North.

• Huang He Wall

• China Barrier Wall

• Northern Wall

• Great wall of China

Ancient trade routes that connected Southwest and Central Asia with China.

• Spice Routes

• Silk Road

• Amber Road

• Trade Haven

An ethical system based on the teachings of Confucius.

• Confucianism

• Taoism

• Buddhism

• Hinduism