| Question | Answer |
| Yao | Legendary emperor of the golden age |
| Xia | Legendary dynasty in China |
| Yu | Legendary emperor in ancient China; known for "controlling" floods |
| Zhou | Chinese dynasty;know for intellectual achievements |
| Shang | Chinese dynasty;know mostly from their bronze work |
| Chronology | 5000-3000 BCE Yangshao society |
| Chronology | 2200-1766 BCE Xia Dynasty |
| Chronology | 1766-1122 BCE Shang Dynasty |
| Chronology | 1122-256 BCE Zhou Dynasty |
| Chronology | 403-221 BCE Period of Warning States |
| Book of Changes | Manual instructing diviners in the art of foretelling future |
| Book of Songs | Collections of verses of themes(light and serious) |
| Mandadte of Heaven | Ancient Chinese belief and philosophical idea that granted emperors the right to rule, based on ability to govern good and fairly |
| Legitimacy | the lawfulness/authenticity of something |
| Conspicuous | Standing out as to be clearly visible |
| Mariners | Sailors |
| Scribes | Someone who copies documents |
| Secular | denoting anything that has no religious or spiritual basis |
| Yangzi River | the longest river in Asia; third longest in the world |
| Yellow River | 3rd longest river in Asia |
| Political
(Xia Dynasty) | *King Yu-hero of river floods, dynasty founder
*hereditary monarchial rule |
| Interactions w/ Environment
Xia Dynasty | *Yellow River valley
*agriculture |
| Religion
Xia Dynasty | Worshiped ancestors |
| Art & Architecture
Xia Dynasty | *Excavations at Banpo village *Palace *Bronze Foundry
*Pottery Workshops
*Bone tools |
| Technology
Xia Dynasty | *bronze weapons
*metallurgy
*flood control |
| Economy
Xia Dynasty | *Water source at high plateau of Tibet |
| Society
Xia Dynasty | |
| POLITICAL (Shang Dynasty) | *Military *political allies *monopolized - ruling elite |
| INTERACTIONS w/ ENVIRONMENT (Shang Dynasty) | *agriculture *Yellow River valley |
| RELIGION (Shang Dynasty) | *Buried emperors w/ valuables *worshipped ancestors= |
| ART & ARCHITECTURE (Shang Dynasty) | *tombs *walls |
| TECHNOLOGY (Shan Dynasty) | *writing system *metallurgy (Bronze) *horse chariots *carts *wagons |
| ECONOMY (Shang Dynasty) | *Trade |
| SOCIETY (Shang Dynasty) | Agricultural viliages |
| Political
(Zhou Dynasty) | *princes & relatives ruled regions -- had to maintain honor, harmony |
| Interactions w/ Environment
(Zhou Dynasty) | *agriculture |
| Religion
(Zhou Dynasty) | *believed natural disasters were related to heavenly affairs
*Mandate of Heaven |
| Art & Architecture
(Zhou Dynasty) | |
| Technology
(Zhou Dynasty) | *Iron weapons |
| Economy
(Zhou Dynasty) | |
| Society
(Zhou Dynasty) | *small districts
*the Warring States(403-221 BCE) |
| Chu | An autonomous state to the south of the Zhou state |
