Unit 5 - Ancient China

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climate

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the average weather conditions at a particular place

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loess

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light, fertile soil that yields bountiful grain crops

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North China Plain

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a region in the Huang He River valley, where Chinese civilization began

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oasis

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a place, usually in a desert, where water can be found

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tributary

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a stream or river that feeds into a larger stream, river, or lake

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bureaucracy

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a large, complex organization that functions under a given set of rules and conditions

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industry

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a business that manufactures a particular product, such as silk

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caravan

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a group of people traveling together

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cultural diffusion

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the spreading of cultural traits, such as goods and ideas, from one culture to another, or within one culture

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Silk Road

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a network of trade routes that stretched for more than four thousand miles across Asia