Section 3-4 vocabulary Flashcards
1
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A large landmass that forms a distinct part of a continent
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Subcontinent
2
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A wind that shifts in direction at certain times of the year
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Monsoon
3
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Another name for the Indus Valley civilization that rose along the Indus river
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Harappan civilization
4
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A fertile deposit of windblown soil
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Loess
5
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One of the animal bones or tortoise shells used by ancient Chinese priest to communicate with the gods
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Orcel bone
6
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IN Chinese history, the divine approval thought to be the basis of royal authority
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Mandate of heaven
7
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The historical pattern of the rise, decline, and replacement t of dynasties
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Dynastic Cycle
8
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Feudalism
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