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China
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mandate of Heaven | the belief that the ruler was chosen by the gods to rule |
| dynasty | a line of rulers stemming from the same family |
| oracle bones | It was believed that ancestors would predict your future and answer your questions if you wrote them a message |
| China | country located on the continent of Asia |
| Yangtze and Yellow | Rivers that provided a good place for the Chinese civilization to grow. |
| loess | a fluffy yellow fertilizer that would help crops grow successfully |
| Great wall of China | built to keep out invaders from the north |
| Asia | Continent where China is located |
| silk road | a series of trade routes connecting China with other civilizations |
| silk | a product produced exclusively in China that came from worms |
| movable type | helped printing books faster |
| tomb | a burial chamber |
| legalism | A belief that a strict adherence to laws, rules, or codes leads to social order. |
| neolithic | new stone age, a time when agricultural communities thrived |
| noble | a person of higher status, often related to royalty |
| empire | a large territory under the control of one supreme ruler. |
| Confucianism | a philosophy that focuses on respecting ancestors and maintaining harmony through rituals and loyalty. |
| compass | an instrument used to determine the direction of magnetic north |
| staple crop | a crop that a group of people relies on as a primary source of food |
| famine | shortage of food |
| peasants | poor people |
| revolution | an overthrow of the current leader by the people in favor of a new one. |
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