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| 31566278 | loess | a yellowish-brown dust that is deposited by winds blowing from Central Asia | 0 | |
| 31566279 | Shang | 1750-1027 B.C.E. originated in a part of the Yellow River Valley | 1 | |
| 31566280 | divination | the effort to interpret phenomena in the natural world as signs of the gods' will and intentions | 2 | |
| 31566281 | Zhou | a dependent state in the Wei River Valley | 3 | |
| 31566282 | Mandate of Heaven | A theory where the ruler had been chosen by the supreme deity and would retain his backing as long as he served as a wise, principled, and energetic guardian of his people. | 4 | |
| 31566283 | Legalism | the belief that human nature is essentially wicked and that people behave in an orderly fashion only if compelled by strict laws and harsh punishments. | 5 | |
| 31566284 | Confucius | philosopher whose teachings emphasized benevolence, avoidance of violence, justice, rationalism, loyalty and dignity. | 6 | |
| 31566285 | Daioism | people who accept the world as they find it, avoiding useless struggles and adhering to the "path" of nature | 7 | |
| 31566286 | yin | the female principle corresponding to the moon, passive, shaded and reflective. | 8 | |
| 31566287 | yang | the male principle that is equated with the sun, active, bright and shining. | 9 | |
| 31566288 | Kush | name given by Egyptians to the kingdom whose capital was located at Kerma | 10 | |
| 31566289 | Meroe | the center of the Egyptian Kingdom of Meroe | 11 | |
| 31566290 | Olmec | the most influential early Mesoamerican civilization. | 12 | |
| 31566291 | Chavin | early urban South American civilizations | 13 | |
| 31566292 | llamas | the only domesticated beasts that provided meat and wool. Decreased the labor needed to transport goods. | 14 | |
| 31648195 | rice paddies | fields where rice is grown | 15 |
