Question

A battle on this body of water was the first to launch thunderclap fireballs via trebuchet, the precursor to modern incendiary bombs. During another battle on this body of water, unmanned ships were set ablaze and rammed into the opponent who had chained their ships together as a countermeasure to seasickness. (-5[2])During the Warring States period, an irrigation system was built on this body of water by the state (-5[1])of (*) Qin. The Eastern Wu Dynasty moved their capital to Jiankang on the shores of this body of water. The state of Wu was based around this river’s delta. (10[1])The Battle of Red Cliffs was fought on this river, which prevented Cao Cao (“TSAO tsao”) from (10[1])expanding further south. (10[1])This river served as the border between the Northern and Southern Dynasties. For 10 points, name this river connected by the Grand Canal to the Yellow River. (10[2])■END■

ANSWER: Yangtze River [or Cháng Jiāng] (lead-in is Battle of Caishi. Jiankang is the old name of Nanjing.)
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