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Soc Sci Section 2 24-25 > Soc Sci S2 Dates/Numbers > Flashcards

Soc Sci S2 Dates/Numbers Flashcards

1
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When the Holocene began

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11,700 years ago

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The oldest fossil record of Homo sapiens were found around when

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300,000 years ago

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When did Homo sapiens become the last surviving members of the Homo genus

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40,000 years ago

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The global human population did not surpass this amount before the Holocene

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10 million

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The current global human population is over

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8 billion

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Time period of the Pleistocene Epoch

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2.6 million years ago - 11,700 years ago

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When did the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) occur

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around 20,000 years ago

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How many feet lower were the ocean levels compared to current levels during the Last Glacial Maximum

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hundreds of feet lower

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9
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When did the major glacial meltwater event start

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14,000 years ago

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10
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The major glacial meltwater event cooled ocean temperatures and reversed warming trends for roughly

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a millennium

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11
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The Younger Dryas time period

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c. 12,900 - 11,700 years ago

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12
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The Quaternary Period began

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2.6 million years ago

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13
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In the last ________, there have been 8 interglacials

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800,000 years

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14
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How many interglacials have there been in the last 800,000 years

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8

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15
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How many periods have the Holocene been divided into

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3

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16
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What years marks the present time in the 3 periods of the Holocene

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2000 CE

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17
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The Early Holocene lasted from

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11,700 - 8,236 years ago

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18
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The Middle Holocene lasted from

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8,236 - 4,250 years ago

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19
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The Last Holocene lasted from

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4,250 years ago - present

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20
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The warmest period of the Holocene

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11,000 - 7,000 years ago

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21
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What was the depth of the ice core in Greenland that bears evidence of the onset of the Holocene

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1,492.45 meters into the ice

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22
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The beginning date of the Middle Holocene

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6200 BCE

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Temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere remained high for another ________ years, despite the flow of cold water into the ocean

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1000 years

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24
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When did temperatures begin to decline due to weakened solar energy

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Around 7,300 years ago

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25
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Between which time periods did temperatures begin to decline due to weakened solar energy

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5,300 - 3,700 BCE

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How many years ago did agricultural societies emerge in the Mesopotamian civilization

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around 5,500 years ago

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In what year did agricultural societies emerge in the Mesopotamian civilization

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3500 BCE

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When did the Late Holocene (Meghalayan Stage/Age) begin

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Around 4,250 years ago

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29
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When was the Holocene Turnover

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Roughly 4,250 years ago

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30
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Starting date of the Anthropocene

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1950

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31
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In what year did the International Union of Geological Sciences reject a proposal to formally name the Anthropocene as a new geological epoch

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2024

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32
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Date of which the Late Holocene started

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Roughly 2250 BCE

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33
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According to the calendar system that Western and global scholars use, when did the Holocene begin

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9,700 BCE

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34
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The Late Holocene began 4,250 years ago which is the same as which year

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2250 BCE

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35
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The Pleistocene lasted how many years out of Earth’s 4 billion year history

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2.6 million years

36
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Earth has how many years of history

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4 billion years

37
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The starting year of the Mesopotamian civilization

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3500 BCE

38
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Around when did the Middle Ages begin

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Around 1350 CE

39
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Humans had cultivated some crops starting around when

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3500 BCE

40
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The Sumerians developed writing, a priestly class, and planned cities between what time periods

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Around 3600 and 3000 BCE

41
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When did the notable climate-related event occur in Mesopotamia

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Around 2250 BCE

42
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When was the Akkadian Empire established

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Around 2334 BCE

43
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When did the Akkadin Empire collapse

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Around 2218 BCE

44
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The Egyptians utilized their own form of writing around

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3200 BCE

45
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By what year were the pyramids built in Egypt

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2500 BCE

46
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Old Kingdom time period

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c.2700 - 2200 BCE

47
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The Early Harappan phase lasted from

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Around 3200 - 2600 BCE

48
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The Mature Harappan phase lasted from

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2600 - 1900 BCE

49
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The Late Harappan phase from what years populations moved out of urban centers in favor of smaller village settlements

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1900-1000 BCE

50
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Scholars point out what year as a turning point in the history of the Indus civilization

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2250 BCE

51
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The Andean civilizations included the Chavin culture from around when to when

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900 - 200 BCE

52
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When did the Inca Empire consolidate control over the entire region where the Andean civilizations were

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1400s CE

53
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The olmec ruled from when to when in Mesoamerica

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1200 - 400 BCE

54
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Alexander the Great time period

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356 - 323 BCE

55
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When did the Roman Empire have its greatest extent

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117 CE

56
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In which centuries was it colder and wetter in the Mediterranean

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8th - 5th centuries

57
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The years where Rome’s peaked power

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150 BCE - 250 CE

58
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When was the collapse of the Western Roman Empire

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476 CE

59
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The Middle Ages are viewed as lasting until

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1450 or 1500

60
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The Renaissance time runs from

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1300 - 1600

61
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The year where there were several cold summers as a result of volcanic eruptions

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536 CE

62
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What year did historian Michael McCormick assert was the worst year to be alive

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536 CE

63
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Shang Dynasty time period

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c.1600 - 1050 BCE

64
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Around when to when did agricultural practices and a complex society allow people to withstand the stress of a dry spell in China

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2000 - 1600 BCE

65
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Zhou Dynasty time period

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1046 - 256 BCE

66
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The Little Ice Age time period

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1300 - 1850 CE

67
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When did Europe witness the Black Death

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1300s

68
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When was the expedition of Christopher Columbus

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1492

69
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Wolf Minimum time period

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1280 - 1350

70
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Maunder Minimum time period

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1654-1715

71
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Dalton Minimum time period

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1790-1820

72
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The 3 time periods of the European Alps

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late 1200s - around 1380, 1580s - around 1660, & 1810 - 1860

73
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Cooling during the LIA occured in how many distinct periods

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3

74
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Colder than usual conditions impacted sites of interactions between Europeans and Indigenous population during

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the first centuries of contact

75
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Throughout when did several European states build overseas empires via various measures of conquest

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1500s

76
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A cold spell during when interacted with cultural and economic conditions in Spain and England

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1590s

77
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The Sahel region experiences drying events around

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1600 as well as from 1800 - 1850

78
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In what century did China suffer social unrest

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17th

79
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Between what centuries did Europeans first arrive in North America

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15th & 16th centuries

80
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Colder temperatures around what dates put a strain on superstitious beliefs about weather and religion

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around 1560 - 1630

81
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A violent century throughout Europe

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17th century

82
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More sophisticated infrastructure and stable governments were able to mitigate the dangers posed by LIA in

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the 1800s

83
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How many periods was the Indus civilization split to

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3

84
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Due to the 536 CE event, several cold summers occured in the Northern Hemisphere over the next

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decade and a half

85
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The Mandate of Heaven became established during

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the Zhou dynasty (1046 -256 BCE)

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