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Chapter 5 Study Guide

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Regulate   To control according to a set of rules.  
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Commercial   related to a trade center  
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Artisians   also known as craftworkers, produced many useful and decorative objects. Used bone, shell and ivory to create jewelry, game pieces and trimmings for furniture.  
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Inscriptions   engraved written messages on stone seals.  
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Urban planning   a plan or thought for a design of a city.  
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Citadel   where government and religious activities took place.  
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Granaries   Grain-storage buildings  
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Assimilated   The process in which the cultural traits of newcomers to a country become similar to those of the people already in the new country.  
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Monsoon   Seasonal wind shift that bring heavy rains.  
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Loess   Sandy, yellow, fertile soil  
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Legend   is a story handed down  
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Ancestor   deceased relative that lived longer than a grandparent.  
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Oracle bone   A bone or shell that contains ancient Chinese writing.  
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Character   a symbol used in writing.  
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Standardize   To make all things of a certain kind alike.  
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Tyrant   A cruel ruler.  
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Virtue   A right action; a good quality  
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Mandate   An order for or a right to something  
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When did the Shang Dynasty rule?   1766 B.C. and ruled for 600 years  
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Where was the location of the Shang Dynasty?   Huang He Valley, China  
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Why did the Shang Dynasty end?   A tribe called the Zhou attacked and overthrew the Shang Dynasty.  
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Yu the Great and the Great Flood   A legend; tells a time when a flood covered most of the Huang He Valley so people could find no food.  
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Shang Dynasty   ruled by force, equipped with bronze weapons.  
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Shang Artifacts   Bronze containers, carved marble, jade, silk fabric  
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Polytheistic   Believed in gods  
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Oracle bones   Writings carved on animal bones & turtle shells; answer questions about the future and provide info about important topics. Refers to hunting wars, weather and the selection of days for religious ceremonies.  
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Early Chinese Writing   Started as pictographs or drawings; developed in time to today's writing  
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Fall of Shang Dynasty   King Xhouxin favored friendly nobles and made others angry & caused disagreements. The Zhou tribe attacked and overthrew  
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Shang ruled:   600+ years with 31 kings over 17 generations.  
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Indus Valley   first farming village, built on large mounds, made of mud and stone. kept villages above flood level.  
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Indus Economy traded:   cotton, lumber, grain, livestock.  
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Indus Economy traded with:   central Asia, Mesopotamia, persian gulf region  
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Indus Economy produced:   useful and decorative objects, bone, shell, ivory, jewelry, game pieces, trimmings for furniture, copper and bronze or combination of both for pots, pans & tools, clay figures of people & animals. The possibly used in religious ceremonies.  
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