Vocab Quiz- Ancient China

monsoon

• A type of desert wind in the Sahara that brings sand storms.

• A wind in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia that brings heavy rains in the summer

• A cold wind from the Arctic that brings lots of snow.

• A gentle breeze in the Mediterranean that brings cooler weather.

the third-longest river in Asia

• Yangtze River

  (Chang)

• Ganges River

• Yellow River
  (Huang He)

• Mekong River

longest river in China and the continent of Asia

• Mekong River

• Yellow River
  (Huang He)

• Yangtze River
  (Chang)

• Indus River

Gobi

• A large desert region in Asia covering parts of northern and northwestern China and southern Mongolia.

• A small forested area in southern China.

• A mountain range in northern China.

• A river flowing through central China.

Isolation

• The complete separation from others.

• The act of joining a group.

• The process of building a community.

• The development of new technologies.

Dynasty (in ancient China)

• A family of powerful leaders in China.

• A type of ancient Chinese weapon.

• A traditional Chinese festival.

• A style of Chinese architecture.

Ancestor worship (in Ancient China)

• The custom of regarding with great respect deceased ancestors who are considered still a part of the family and whose spirits are believed to have the power to intervene in the affairs of the living.

• A festival celebrating the harvest season. Families worshipped the gods of the harvest by having a feast.

• A ritual for welcoming the new year, also known as the spring festival.

• A practice of training young warriors, which included learning archery and driving chariots.

Mandate of Heaven

• A system of government based on democracy, where all male citizens elected a king.

• An ancient Chinese belief that heaven granted emperors the right to rule

• A modern political theory about leadership.

• A religious practice involving worship of the sky, sun, and moon.

feudalism

• A modern economic system based on trade. Traders would have feuds about how much a good would cost.

• A way of structuring society around relationships derived from the holding of land in exchange for service or labor

• A type of government where power is held by a single ruler, known as the feudal.

• A religious hierarchy in ancient China, in which feudalists were almost as important as the gods.