| A | B |
|---|
| mandate | a formal order |
| ideograph | a kind of character used in Chinese writing |
| aristocrat | a noble whose wealth comes from the land he or she owns |
| bureaucracy | a system of appointed officials who run different parts of the government |
| pictograph | a character that stands for objects, such as the moon and the sun |
| China's sorrow | another name for the Huang He River |
| Xia | the dynasty where the first rulers came from |
| Anyang | The first capital city of China |
| Zhou | dynasty which ruled longer than any other dynasty |
| silk | important trade item during the Zhou dynasty |
| Huang He and Chang Jiang | two rivers found within the Shang dynasty |
| oracle bones | what the kings used to ask for the gods' help |
| Shang warlords | commanders of their own armies and part of the upper class |
| Yellow Sea | eastern border of the Zhou Territory |
| The main duty of Chinese Kiings was | ...to carry out religious rituals |
| What isolated the Cinese from other people? | mountains and deserts |
| The Zhous dynasty replaced the | Shang dynasty |
| Major development during the Zhou Dynasty | irrigation, flood control, iron plows |
| Mandate of Heaven | gave people the right to overthrow a ruler |
