Chapter 2 Section 4 Flashcards

1
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Loess

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Fertile silt from the hung he(yellow river)

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2
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Oracle bones

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Animal bone or shell used by priest to communicate with gods

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3
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Mandate of Heaven

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The idea that royal authority for becoming ruler was from Heaven

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4
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Dynastic cycle

A

Patter of rise and fall of different dynasties

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5
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Feudalism

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Political system in which nobles and lords are given land by king in exchange for their loyalty and military

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