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Ch.5 Social Studies

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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Ch.5 Social Studies

Melody Harper
Photo by Toby Simkin

Loess

Yellow soil that is easily carried by wind and rain
Photo by Travis S.

Famine

a widespread lack of food resulting in hunger
Photo by Zoriah

gorge

mountain pass with steep rocky sides
Photo by Arian Zwegers

steppe

a dry grassy treeless plain found in asia

Tibetan Plateau

a high mountain plateau in asia
Photo by michaelhenley

North China Plain

a large lowland region of eastern china 
Photo by ramona220

Huang He

a river that flows from the Tibetan Plateau
Photo by Al_HikesAZ

Chang Jiang

the longest river in china
Photo by PVCG

dynasty

a line of rulers who belong to the same family

Oracle Bones

a cattle or sheep bone used to predict the future
Photo by denn

Mandate of Heaven

the belief that that chinese emperors right to rule
Photo by ecstaticist

Warring States Period

the period between 475B.C. and 221B.C.
Photo by familymwr

Confucius

Chinese Philosopher who stressed the need to recpect 
Photo by IvanWalsh.com

Lao Zi

Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism
Photo by Harald Groven

emperor

a controler of an empire
Photo by kevinpoh

Province

a division of land within an empire or countrey
Photo by byb64

legalism

a philosophy of strict government in china

Shihuangdi

chinese emperor who unified china
Photo by appelogen.be

Great Wall of China

a long defensive size wall extending
Photo by Keith Roper

Confucianism

a system of beliefs and behavior

Silk Road

an ancient network of overland trade routes
Photo by auws

Dynastic Cycle

ruling dynasty loses the approval of the gods