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china
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| loess | A deposit of yellow silt |
| steppe | A dry, treeless grassland |
| terrace farming | Flat areas built on the slopes of hills and mountains |
| dialect | A way of speaking |
| heritage | a set of ideas passed down from one generation to another. |
| Character | symbols |
| oracle bone | animal bones and turtle shells |
| diviner | A person they believed could help them speak to the gods and ancesters. |
| Mandate of heaven | rule over china |
| Virtue | good qualities |
| Feudalism | This political system of exchanging land for loyalty |
| Filial piety | children were expected to treat their parents with honor and respect |
| Confucianism | His ideas spread across eastern asia and came to be called Confucianism |
| Legalism | Shi haungdi relied on fear of rule . That was his way of governing |
| Bureaucracy | A large group of appointed officials |
| province | Administratve regions |
| standardization | Making systems such as money , weights and measures |
| Civil service | Is a part of a bureaucracy that does the day-to-day running of a government |
| Ambassador | A government reprisentative |
| Silk road | The most traveled trade routes |