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Early China
Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Huang HE river | a river from the Tibetan plateau, across northern China, and into the Yellow Sea |
Dynasty | line of rulers who belong to the same family. |
Oracle bones | animal bones or turtle shells that people in ancient China used to tell about the future |
Shang dynasty | Oldest and first dynasty |
Mandate of Heaven | the right to rule ancient China, given by the gods |
Legends | stories that have been told since earlier times |
Bronze | a hard metal |
China's Sorrow | an other name for the Haung He river |