China ABC Book By: Hannah Tan

A is for Aristocrats Word: Aristocrats Sentence: Aristocrats were people who owned land.  

B is for Buddhism Word: Buddhism Sentence: Buddhism was a belief that helped people escape pain and happiness. 

C is for Civil Service Exams Word: Civil  Sentence: The Civil Service Exams were very hard tests that if you passed, you could get a government job.

D is for Dao Word: Dao Sentence: Dao was the proper "way" to rule a country.

E is for Expensive Word: expensive Sentence: The trip over the Silk Road was expensive.  

F is for Filial piety Word: filial Sentence: Filial piety was a rule that made children have to respect their older relatives and parents.

G is for Gobi desert Word: Gobi Sentence: The Gobi desert is a vast, cold,and rocky desert.

H is for Huang He Word: Huang Sentence: The Huang He river, also known as the Yellow river,  was more than 2,900  miles long. 

I is for Iron drill bits Word: iron Sentence: Iron drill bits were invented to help mine salt.  

J is for Jade Word: Jade Sentence: The Chinese people used Jade to make scultures and jewelry.

K is for Known Word: known Sentence: Little was known about the Xia dynasty. first known currency

L is for Legalism Word: Legalism Sentence: Legalism was a belief that believed in harsh and cruel laws. This belief was founded by Hanfeizi.

M is for Mongols Word: Mongols Sentence: The Silk Road was destroyed by the Mongols.

N is for Neo - Confucianism Word: Neo - Confucianism  Sentence: Neo - Confucianism was a new type of Confucianism later on in China. 

O is for Oracle Bones Word: Oracle Sentence: Oracle bones were a system of writing to ask the gods for help.

P is for Porcelain Word: porcelain Sentence: Porcelain was perfected in the Tang Dynasty. They were made out of fine clay and traded on the Silk Road.

Q is for Qin Shihuangdi Word: Qin Sentence: Qin Shihuangdi was a ruler in the Qin Dynasty.  

R is for Rulers Word: rulers Sentence: The first rulers were part of the Xia Dynasty.

S is for Silk Road Word: silk Sentence: The Silk Road was created by Zhang Qian.  The Chinese  people used the  road to trade  high-priced goods. 

T is for Thinker Word: thinker Sentence: Confucius was a thinker. He wanted to end the  problems of China  and create peace.  

U is for Unbelievible Word: unbelieviable Sentence: The Great Wall of China was unbelievible. It was made by farmers in the Qin Dynasty by hand, stones, sand, and piled rubble.  

V is for Valley Word: valley Sentence: The Shang Dynasty started in the Huang He River Valley.

W is for Warlords Word: warlord Sentence: Warlords were military leaders that run a government.  

X is for Xianyang Word: Xianyang Sentence: Xianyang was the first captiol  of the Qin Dynasty.  

Y is for Yangtze River Word: Yangtze Sentence: The Chang Jiang river was also known ans the Yangtze River. It flowed for more than 3,400 miles.

Z is for Zhou Dynasty Word: Zhou Sentence: The Zhou Dynasty was best known for being the longest dynasty. It lasted about 800 years.