Ancient China Vocab

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River in northern China where the first civilization arose

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Huang He / Yellow River

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Fine, yellow dust that forms soil, carried by the Huang He and deposited during floods.

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Loess

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Separated or cut off from others.

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Isolated

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Belief that one's culture is superior to others.

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Ethnocentrism

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Old dynasty falls, new dynasty rises.

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Dynastic Cycle

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Dynasty's right to rule given by heaven.

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Mandate of Heaven

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Earliest written record in China using carved animal bones and shells

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Oracle Bones

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Military rulers of small areas within a state or kingdom

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Warlords

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Mountain range separating India & China, limiting cultural diffusion.

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Himalayan Mountains

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Era of warfare in China (475 - 221 BCE) with millions dead.

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Warring States Period