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Term | Definition |
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What river? | Indus |
Where at? | India, subcontinent, above the flood line |
Why were the cities built here? | fertile soil, Farmers grow food, City developed, transportation |
Why is India called a subcontinent? | its Large body of land cut off from the rest of Asia |
How did the city of Harappa try to regulate trade? | They built walls |
name three different groups of people merchants would have traded with and what each group would have traded. | Farmers, Wheat, cotton, dates, 2. Artisan,Pots,cloth 3. Mesapotaina,China, Gold, silver, gems |
how the city was like | Cops, traded, grid, houses, plumbing, high ground |
How did the Harappan civilization end? Give two possible ways. | 1. The river changed coursed 2. Natural disaster |
Subcontinent | its Large body of land cut off from the rest of the continent |
Regulate | To regulate means to control according to a set of rules. |
artisan | craft-workers |
inscription | written messages. |
assimilate | made a part of, other cultures. |
Location | eastern china |
What mountain range divides China and India? | Himalayas |
Why was the Huang He or Yellow River so important? | Rich soil farmer used the rich soil |
Why is the Xia not considered the 1st dynasty? | No evidence has been found |
how would you describe the Shang and what were they known for? | Army's, mean and powerful,bronzes weapons |
What made it easier to for all people in China to communicate with each other? | Standard the writeing Made it easier for ,trading,for writing,laws |
What caused the fall of the Shang dynasty? | The king was a tyrant the country was weak and the Zhu attacked |
Ancestor | A deceased relative who lived longer ago than a grandparent. |
Standardize | To make all things of a certain kind alike. |
Tyrant | A cruel ruler. |
Mandate | An order for or a right to something. |