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| What is a fine yellow soil that is easily carried by wind and rain found in China? |
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| What is a widespread lack of food resulting in hunger and starvation? |
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| What is a mountain pass with steep rocky sides? |
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| What is a dry grassy treeless plain found in Asia and Eastern Europe? |
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| Huang He River or "Yellow River" |
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| What is the river that flows for about 3,000 miles across northern China? |
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| Chang Jiang or "Long River" |
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| What is the world's third's longest river, also known as the Yangtze located in China? |
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| Who is the ruler of an empire? |
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| What is a division of land within an empire or country? |
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| What is a philosophy of strict government in China in the 200s B.C. in which citizens were encouraged to serve the needs of the state? |
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| What is a long defensive wall extending 1,500 miles through Northern China, built between 1300 and 1600? |
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| What is in China a system of beliefs and behavior on the teachings of Confucias who said that people should lead good lives by studying ancient traditions and stressed the importance of respecting ones family and ancestors. |
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| What is the large organization that runs the daily business of the government? |
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| What is a begun by Confucias scholars that trained students for government jobs? |
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| What is a scientific instrument that could detect earthquakes hundreds of miles away invented during the Huang dynasty? |
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| Who is the Chinese philosopher who stressed the need to respect tradition? |
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| Who is the Chinese emperor who unified China and founded the Qin dynasty? |
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| Who is the Chinese general who fought against the Qin? |
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| Who is the founder of China's Han dynasty? |
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| Who is the founder of the Han dynasty of China? |
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| Who is the Han emperor who ruled China from 140 B.C. to 87 B.C.? He set up a system of schools that prepared students for government jobs. |
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| Who is the usurper who took over China's throne, founding his own dynasty from A.D. 9-25? |
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