Indus/ China River Valley Vocabulary

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Sub-Continent

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A large landmass that is smaller than a continent.

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Monsoon

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Major winds in the Indian Ocean that blew into India for half the year, and blew away from India for the other half.

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Mohenjo-Daro

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Indus Valley city laid out in a grid pattern. Had a complex irrigation and sewer system.

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Harappa

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Large ancient city of the Indus civilization, located in present-day Pakistan.

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Mandate of Heaven

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The belief that the Chinese king's right to rule came from the gods.

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Dynastic Cycle

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The rise and fall of Chinese dynasties according to the Mandate of Heaven.

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Oracle Bone

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A piece of bone or shell heated and cracked by holy men to seek advice from a king's ancestors.

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Loess

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A wind-formed deposit made of fine particles of clay and silt.