4.1 The Geography Of China

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yellowish brown soil

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loess

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a platform of earth

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terrace

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a dike used to control flooding

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levee

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a process in which two crops are grown on the same land in the same year

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double cropping

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the region where human settlement and culture began in china

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north china plain

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the capital of china

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beijing

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a river that cuts through the north china plain

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huang river

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the area surrounding the huang river

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huang river valley

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a region in southern china that has one of the best climates for farming

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guangxi zhungzu

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a rocky region in the west of china

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tibetan plateau

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a mountain range in southern asia; includes the highest point on earth

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himalayas

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a town in eastern china known for its artifacts of bone

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anyang

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king of Qin who created the first unified Chinese empire and became the first Chinese emperor

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Shi huangdi

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first ruler of the of Han dynasty who lifted the ban on books in china

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gaozu

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Chinese emperor who increased authority during the Han dynasty

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Wu di

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Chinese astronomer who became the first Chinese historian after writing a complete history book on china

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Sima qian

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Chinese scholar and historian of the Han dynasty who continued the work of Sima qian

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ban zhao

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a picture that represents a world

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pictograph

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a bone commonly used during the Shang dynasty in china to predict the future

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oracle bone

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a territory

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province

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a relative who lived longer ago than a grandparent

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ancester

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the practice of using skills and talents to work in the government

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civil service

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a person who goes between buyers and sellers

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middleman

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a dynasty that lasted from 1760 b.c. to 1500 b.c in china

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Shang dynasty

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a period in history when bronze was mainly used to make | items such as tools and weapons

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bronze age

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the largest of the Chinese dynasties , lasting from 770-221 b.c.

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Zhou dynasty

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the Chinese dynasty founded by the first Chinese emperor, Shi huangdi

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Qin dynasty

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a wall in china originally built for protection from northern invaders that over centuries was extended to more than 4,300 miles

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great wall

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a dynasty that lasted from 206 b.c. to a.d. 220 in china

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Han dynasty

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a trading route that connected Europe and lands of the roman empire with china

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silk road

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The birth place of Confucius

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Lu Province

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Chinese teacher of morals that came to embody the core of Confucianism

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Confucius

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Disciple of Confucius who is regarded as second only to Confucius as the cofounder of Confucianism

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Mencius

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First great teacher of Daoism who taught before Cofucius

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Laozi

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a high-ranking social class

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nobility

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Zhou dynasty text that Confucius interpreted and recieved

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Book of Documents

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a collection of sayings by Confucius

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Analects

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a way of thinking and living based on the teaching of Confucius

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Confucianism

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in dynastic China, the divine right to govern for the good of all people

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Mandate of Heaven

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The belief in finding the "way", or the dao, of the universe

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Daoism