History of Shanghai

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/history-of-shanghai

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How many people live in History of Shanghai?Approximately 24.87 million residents (2020 census)
2. What is the capital of History of Shanghai?Shanghai (as a direct-controlled municipality)
3. What makes Shanghai a special place for trade and shipping?Shanghai is located where the Yangtze River meets the East China Sea, giving it a deep-water harbor and easy access to China’s interior.
4. How did Shanghai change from a small village to a big city?In the late Qing Dynasty, after the Treaty of Nanking in 1842, Shanghai opened to foreign trade and grew quickly with new ports, factories, and foreign neighborhoods.

Agrarian Settlement: A community primarily focused on farming and agriculture.
Extraterritoriality: The legal immunity granted to foreign nationals or entities within a host country.
Confluence: The junction of two rivers, especially rivers of approximately equal width.
Cosmopolitan: Including people from many different countries and cultures.