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The Geography of China's River Valleys - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. early farmers of the North China Plain were probably these
    nomads
  2. closely related people of several generations
    extended family
  3. China's longest river
    Chang
  4. this dynasty ruled for almost 1000 years, ended after a period known as the "Warring States"
    Zhou
  5. The shang dynasty was known for these
    bronze work, Chinese alphabet
  6. warm and wet, experiences monsoons from the South China sea from March through September
    southern China
  7. this deposits loess on the surrounding plain, but also causes destruction
    Floods
  8. yellow-brown soil
    loess
  9. The Shang people built the first of these
    cities
  10. strong winds that blow from cold to warm regions
    monsoons
  11. this is grown in the North China Plain; an important part of the Chinese diet
    Millet
  12. supported a leaders right to rule his people; also gave fathers authority over their families.
    Mandate of Heaven
  13. located in East Asia, has a brief, but intense, summer rainy season, but is otherwise dry
    North China Plain
  14. Dynasty that emerged after the Warring States
    Qin
  15. these people had to obey their fathers, husbands, and sons
    women
  16. a respected spirit and friendly beast that brought good luck; also used as a description of their rivers
    dragons
  17. Another name for the Huang (Yellow) river
    China's sorrow
  18. a period in which small kingdoms fought for control over one another until a new dynasty finally emerged
    Warring States
  19. this dynasty was the first civilization in China
    Shang
  20. China's first farming villages developed near here
    Huang/Yellow River
  21. ancient Chinese believed that they lived at the center of the world, so called themselves this
    the Middle Kingdom
  22. these separated China from other lands
    mountain and seas
  23. a protective wall that holds back water
    dike
  24. In china, the family name shows this
    the importance of family