1. Vocabulary Week 12

2. Isolation To separate from other of the same kind; whether forced or by choice. *Category*: Geography

3. Dynasty A succession of rulers from the same line of descent *Category*: Government

4. Hierarchy Persons or things arranged in ranks or classes *Category*: Culture

5. Peasant Usually an uneducated person of low social status. A small farmer or farm laborer *Category*: Culture

6. Noble Someone of high birth or rank *Category*: Culture

7. Social Class Refers to the hierarchical distinctions between individuals or groups in societies or cultures. *Category*: Culture

8. Loess A fine usually yellowish brown soil found in North America, Europe, and Asia and believed to be chiefly deposited by the wind. *Category*: Geography

9. Yellow River The second longest river in China. It is called this because of the sediment that is carried by the river. (AKA the Huang He River) *Category*: Geography

10. Yangtze River Is the longest river in Asia and the third longest in the world. *Category*: Geography

11. Gobi Desert The largest desert in Asia and the fourth largest in the world, stretches into modern day China and Mongolia. *Category*: Geography

12. Himalayas A mountain range in southern Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. *Category*: Geography

13. North China Plain A large plain area that is responsible for a majority of crop production in China. *Category*: Geography