7-1 China Shang and Zhou Dynasties

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What was the name of the first dynasty?

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Xia

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The Huang He River was given a different name because of the destruction caused by its flooding. What was that name?

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China's Sorrow

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A system of appointed government officials

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Bureaucracy

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The Shang kings used this group of people to help govern their territories: Bureacracy, Senators, Aristocrats, Warlords.

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Warlords

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The Zhou kings used this group of people to govern its territories: Warlords, Senators, Aristocrats, Governors.

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Aristocrats

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People whose wealth came from the land they owned.

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Aristocrats

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A character in Chinese writing that represents an idea

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Ideograph

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A character in Chinese writing that represents an individual object

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Pictograph

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A formal order

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Mandate

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China's first capital city?

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Anyang