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WH 2.4
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| oracle bones | animal bones and tortoise shells on which priests scratched questions for the gods |
| Mandate of Heaven | rulers who had divine approval |
| feudalism | political system in which nobles or lords were granted the use of lands that legally belonged to the king. In return, the nobles owed loyalty and military service to the king |
| loess | fertile soil created by silt blown by wind |
| dynastic cycle | the pattern of rise, decline, and replacement of dynasties |