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Chapter 4-S.S.Vocab
Chapter 4-S.S.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |