CHINA VOCAB QUIZ

The fine sand called _____________ washes into the Yellow River and makes the fertile soil that allows for such good agriculture.

• loess

• plateau

• vary

• oracle

The archaeologist scoured the high _______________ in search of the emperor's lost necropolis.

• loess

• plateau

• vary

• oracle

Early writing did not _______ too much between hieroglyphics, cuneiform, and Chinese: it was all pictographic.

• loess

• plateau

• vary

• oracle

In trying to determine where the master's reincarnation would appear, the lamas consulted the _____________.

• loess

• plateau

• vary

• oracle

In rural areas, a poor farmer used to be called a _______________.

• pictograph

• principle

• lord

• peasant

A noble is often called a _______________.

• pictograph

• principle

• lord

• peasant

A Chinese character is a _____________, or picture of a thing. Chinese never employed the innovation of letters, making their writing unique.

• pictograph

• principle

• lord

• peasant

Chinese medicine is based on the _____________ of balancing Yin and Yang.

• pictograph

• principle

• lord

• peasant

A person who is your competitor and opponent is your __________.

• rival

• structure

• political

• philosophy

An architect designing a home for the wealthy elite must make both a very solid ____________ and a comfortable space conducive to luxurious living.

• rival

• structure

• political

• philosophy