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Chapter 4-S.S.Vocab
Chapter 4-S.S.
Term | Definition |
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loess | a yellowish brown soil that blows in from the desert |
terrace | platforms of earth that look like stairs |
levee | dikes used to control flooding |
double cropping | two crops are grown on the same land in the same year |
pictograph | the Chinese language is written in pictures that represent words |
oracle bone | shells or bones with questions written on them by the Shang people |
province | political divisions |
ancestor | a relative that lived longer ago than a grandparent |
civil service | the practice of using skills and talents to work in the government |
middleman | people who go between buyers and sellers |
nobility | high ranking social class |