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Chapter 5 Vocab.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Yao | was a legendary Chinese ruler, one of the Three Sovereigns and the Five Emperors |
| Shun | was a legendary leader of ancient China, regarded by some sources as one of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors |
| Yu | was a legendary ruler in ancient China famed for his introduction of flood control, inaugurating dynastic rule in China by founding the Xia Dynasty, and for his upright moral character |
| Xia | is the first dynasty in traditional Chinese history |
| Shang | is the second dynasty of the Three Dynasties Period |
| Zhou | was a Chinese dynasty that followed the Shang dynasty and preceded the Qin dynasty |
| Chu | a state during the Zhou dynasty |
| Legitimacy | the state or quality of being legitimate |
| "Mandate of heaven" | is an ancient Chinese belief and philosophical idea that heaven granted emperors the right to rule based on their ability to govern well and fairly |
| Conspicuous | standing out so as to be clearly visible |
| Mariners | a sailor |
| Scribes | a person who copies out documents, especially one employed to do this before printing was invented |
| Secular | denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis |
| Yangzin river | is the longest river in Asia and the third-longest in the world |
| Yellowriver | is the third-longest river in Asia, following the Yangtze River and Yenisei River, and the sixth-longest river in the world |
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