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Ch.5 Social Studies

Karleigh Schoenberger
Photo by Drriss & Marrionn
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loess

A yellow soil that is easily carried by wind
Photo by OregonCavesNPS
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famine

A lack of food 
Photo by dtietze1
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gorge

Mountain pass with steep rocky sides
Photo by bmward_2000
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steppe

A dry, grassy, treeless plain in Asia and eastern Europe
Photo by USFWS Mountain Prairie
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Tibetan Plateau

A high mountain plateau in Asia
Photo by archer10 (Dennis)
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North China Plain

A large, land region in eastern China
Photo by Phototroph
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Huang He

A river that flows from the Tibetan Plateau
Photo by kindsir
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Chang Jiang

The longest river in China
Photo by avlxyz
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dynasty

A line of rulers who belong to the same family
Photo by Claudio.Ar
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oracle bones

Cattle or sheeps bones were used to predict the furture
Photo by Xuan Che
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Mandate of Heaven

The belief that the Chinese emperor's right to rule came from the gods
Photo by See-ming Lee 李思明 SML
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Warring Stating Period

The period between 475 B.C. and 221 B.C.
Photo by philster02188
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Confucius

Chinese philosopher
Photo by IvanWalsh.com
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Lao Zi

Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism
Photo by Pondspider
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emperor

The supreme ruler of an empire
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province

A division of land
Photo by ecstaticist
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legalism

A philosophy of strict government in China
Photo by Tim Evanson
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Shihuangdi

Chinese emperor who unified China
Photo by philster02188
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Great Wall of China

A long defensive wall extending 1,500 miles
Photo by watchsmart
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Confucianism

In China, a system of beliefs and behaviors 
Photo by ToGa Wanderings
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Silk Road

An ancient network of overland trade routes
Photo by callmetim
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Dynastic Cycle

Chinese beliefs that the right to rule comes from the gods
Photo by Major Clanger

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