Unit 1: Egypt to China

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A king of ancient Egypt, viewed as a god and leader.

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Pharaoh

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A reed from the Nile used to make a coarse writing medium.

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Papyrus

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A series of rulers from the same family.

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dynasty

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Pattern of rise and fall of dynasties in China.

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Dynastic cycle.

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Political theory in ancient China granting rulers divine right.

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Mandate of Heaven

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Belief in the superiority of one’s ethnic group

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Ethnocentrism

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Fine, yellowish silt deposited by wind and water, forming fertile soil in the Yellow River Valley, China.

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loess

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Zhou Dynasty's belief in China's cultural superiority and centrality.

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Middle Kingdom

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Longest dynasty in China's history (1046-256 BCE):

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Zhou Dynasty

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Government led by religious leaders

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theocracy