What is a desert?
very dry land. Deserts are usually very hot.
What are plains?
Large areas of flat land, often without trees or other plants
What is silt?
Dirt that includes windblown dust that makes the river look like thick, yellow soup.
What kinds of land would you see if you traveled across China?
If you traveled across China, you would see flat plains, rich farmland, high mountains, and hot deserts
Why is the Huang He yellow?
The Huang He is yellow because the river water is mixed with silt.
What are crops?
plants that are grown by farmers to be used as food or sold
How was the flooding of the Huang He helpful?
The flooding of the Huang He was helpful because it brought silt that helped crops grow.
Why do you think too much floodwater would be a bad thing?
Answers may vary but should include that too much flooding would destroy the crops, as well as people’s homes.
Which river is longer, the Huang He or the Yangtze? Explain how you know.
The Yangtze River is longer than the Huang He
What are civilizations?
are groups of people who have similar beliefs, laws, language, ways of living, and usually a system of writing.
What is a population?
means the number of people living in a place.
What is a archaeologists?
Are experts in the study of ancient people and remaining objects from the time period.
What are Kingdoms?
places ruled by a king or queen.
Where did ancient Chinese civilization first develop?
Ancient Chinese civilization first grew along the Huang He
How do archaeologists learn about ancient China?
Archaeologists learn about ancient China by digging up objects from the past
How did China’s rivers and Grand Canal help people living in ancient China?
for transporting or carrying food or important people to the cities throughout all of ancient China.
