chap 4 Flashcards
loess
a yellowish brown soil that blows in from a desert
terrace
a platform of earth
levee
a dike used to control flooding
double cropping
a process in which two crops are grown on the same land in the same year
pictograph
a picture that represents a word
oracle bone
a bone commonly used during the Shang dynasty in china to predict the future
province
a territory
ancestor
a relative who lived longer ago than a grandparent
civil service
a practice of using skills and talent to work in the government
middlemen
a person who goes between buyer and seller
Shang dynasty
a dynasty that lasted from 1760 B.C. to 1500 B.C in china
Bronze Age
a period of history when bronze was mainly used to make items such as tools and weapons
Zhou dynasty
the largest of the Chinese dynasty lasting from 770-221 B.C.
Qin dynasty
the Chinese dynasty founded by the first Chinese emperor, Shi Hungdi in 221 B.C.
great wall
a wall in china originally built for protection from northern invaders that over centuries was extended to more than 4,300 miles
