By: Dominik Beaton

A fine yellow soil that is easily carried by wind and rain, found in china

A widespread lack of food resulting in hunger and starvation 

Mountain pass with steep rocky sides

A dry,grassy,treeless plain found in Asia and eastern Europe

A high mountain plateau in Asia

A large, lowland region of eastern China that is watered by the Huang He; 

A river that flows from the Tibetan Plateau, across northern China 

The longest river in China, flowing from Tibet into the East China Sea

A line of rulers who belong to the same family

In ancient China, a cattle or sheep bone used to predict the future

The belief that the Chinese emperor's right to rule came from the gods

Empire in China ended and local rulers went to war with each other

Chinese philosopher who stressed the need to respect tradition

Chinese philosopher and found of Taoism 

Is the supreme ruler of an empire

A division of land within an empire or country

A philosophy of strict government in China in the 200 s b.c.

China emperor who unified China and founded the Qin dynasty

A long defensive wall extending through northern China

In China, a system of beliefs and behavior based on the teachings 

An ancient network of overland trade routes that streched from china 

Cycle of Dynastic's