Ancient China

3. a controversial dam and hydroelectric plant that controls flooding along the river and provide.
5. River The longest river in Asia, flowing through eastern China.
6. invaders destroyed Zhou capital, but the Zhou emperor fled eastward and established a new capital
7. a payment made to a ruler
8. number of workers used to construct the wall
9. first dynasty to produce bronze, had written script, calendar of 12 months, ivory and jade statues, built China's first cities
11. Built roads, Expanded trade, Used horses and horse-drawn carriages, Crossbow, Iron weapons, Iron plow, Large scale irrigation projects, Bronze casting
13. River known as China's sorrow, made yellow because of windblown silt.
14. world's longest man made structure built to keep invaders from the north out of China, started by the Qin Dynasty, expanded by the Han Dynasty
16. Lack of strong leaders caused the dynasty to grow weak
18. situated between the Himalayan Mountains and the Taklimakan Desert; called the "rooftop of the world"
20. A mountain range that spreads across China and other countries and includes the Earth's highest peaks.
21. War lords (local rulers) ran sections of China.It was a period of frequent fighting between the various war lords

1. Written evidence from the Shang dynasty found on animal bone or tortoise shell.
2. First dynasty in traditional Chinese History; Founded by Yu the Great
4. A desert located in Northwestern China and Mongolia
6. Daoism, Confucianism, and Legalism were developed
10. Ruled over small area in Northern China, took over distant territories with bronze weapons and chariots
12. remained for another 500 years, but was smaller and less powerful
15. what rulers were governed by; the right to rule was decided by the gods
17. desert located in Western China, China's largest desert
19. Earliest Chinese dynasty supported by archaeological evidence