| A | B |
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| Yellow River | River in China that picks up yellow silt from Northern deserts. Also-known-as, "The River of Sorrow:" because of floods |
| loess | yellow silt |
| Chang Jiang or Yangtse | third longest river in world |
| basin | bowl-shaped area of land surrounded by higher land |
| dialect | way of speaking in certain region |
| Nugua | godess that made humans out of clay |
| Fuxi | god who invented writing by studying scratches of birds and other animals. |
| Yu the Great--Xia Dynasty | Legend that at time of great floods, he dug deep rivers to hold the extra water |
| Xia | First Chinese dynasty |
| Shang Dynasty | Dynasty led by Tang the Successful conquered Xia |
| Bronze vessels in Shang dynasty | Early examples of Chinese writing used to honor ancestors who had died. |
| Gods worshiped by Shang | nature gods and direction gods |
| Shang Di | Chief God: "God-on-High" |
| diviners | people thought to be able to communicate with spirts of the dead, using animal bones and turtle shells. |
| Oracle bones | animal bones and turtle shells that showed answers to questions by Shang kings from their ancestors |
| oracle | a person who gives wise advice. |
| Investions during Shang dynasty | bronze ritual vessels, bronze weapons, chariots and walled cities, and, most importantly, writing. |
| characters used in Sang writing | symbols that represent whole words and not just letters. |
| Zhou Dynasty | began classic age in China |
| Tian or Heaven | A god worhiped by the Zhou. |
| virtues | good qualities believed that kept order. |
| Mandates of Heaven | Heaven's order to claim rule over China described in an early Chinese text: the Book of Documents. |
| Basic Unit of Zhou society | family: king family, noble familes and peasant families |
| fief | land given by the king to nobles |
| tribute | showing loyalty in the form of gifts, armies |
| Warring Kindgdoms Period | last few centuries of Zhou dynasty |
| Confucius | one of China's most important thinkers, "first teacher" who thought about ways to improve society and restore order in China. |
| Philosopher | person who studies the meaning of life. |
| filial piety | treating parents great honor and respect. |
| Qin Dynasty | A dynasty that united China. |
| Legalism | Strict following of laws and use of bureaucracy |
| The Great Wall | wall built in 7 years, more than 1500 miles long, 30 feet high and 40 feet towers |
| Standarization | making all things of a certain type alike |
| provinces | political regions of a country |
| coins, weights, writing: two kinds, education, bureacracy | things standarized by first emperor: Shi Huangdi |
| things that united China | walls, canals and roads |
| Tomb of Shi Huangdi, First emperor | page 258-261 |
| Han Dynasty | Confucianism, restored kingdoms, legalist |
| Liu Bang | Founder of Han dynasty |
| Chinese civil service | a part of a bureaucracy that oversees the day-to-day busienss of running a governemtn. |
| Contirbutions of Han people | seismograph, tools to study planet movement, papermaking, arts: landscape and portrait painting |
| Daoism | teaching that key to happiness is accepting life as it is. |
| imports/exports | brought goods in and sent goods out |
| Silk Road | name for trade route, based on product most in demand: silk |
| Gaozu | achievements |
| Wu Di | achievements |
| China's early history | good summary page 269 |
| Forbidden City | don't know this one yet |
| Bureaucracy | A network of appointed government officials |
| Xia | Yu the Great; controlled floods |
| Shang | leader/contributions & Accomplishments/Philosophy of Government/Social Structure |
| Zhou | leader/contributions & Accomplishments/Philosophy of Government/Social Structure |
| Qin | leader/contributions & Accomplishments/Philosophy of Government/Social Structure |
| Han | leader/contributions & Accomplishments/Philosophy of Government/Social Structure |
