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7292623904LoessA fine, light silt deposited by wind & water.0
7292625551DivinationDetermining the will of the gods/the future by interpreting natural phenomena.1
7292633181Oracle bonesPieces of turtle shells or ox bones used with fire to figure out the future.2
7292635429PictogramsPictorial symbols or signs representing an object or concept.3
7292639305"Mandate of Heaven"Justification by the Zhou for Imperial rule; "Heaven" could give or take away the rule of a dynasty.4
7292651159Warring States PeriodAfter the Zhou dynasty, the period from 475 BC to the unification of China (221 BC) under the Qin dynasty; Period of war between the states.5
7292658050LegalismA Chinese political philosophy that emphasized the unruliness of human nature & justified state coercion & control.6
7292666579ConfucianismThe system of ethics, education, & statesmanship taught by Confucius and his disciples.7
7292670733DaoismUrged withdrawal from the empty formalities, rigid hierarchy, & distractions of Chinese society.8
7292674417Yin & YangNature of female and male roles in the natural order.9
7292677477LlamaA hoofed animal indigenous to the Andes Mountains in South America; First domesticated animal of the Americas.10
7292686246BarbariansA person belonging to a tribe or group that is considered uncivilized; "BAR BAR BAR!!!"11
7292690225ConfuciusChinese philosopher, Kongzi, who introduced Confucianism.12
7292697698MenciusChinese philosopher who studied Confucianism; later refined many of the ideas and spread them all across China.13
7292702652LaoziThe "Old Master" who encouraged people to give up worldly desires in favor of nature; founded Daoism.14
7292709535Huang HeThe Yellow River; Flows 2,900 miles across northern China carrying yellow silt; early Chinese civilizations arose on its valley.15
7292717288AnyangAncient city in northern China built during the Shang dynasty; China's first capital.16
7292721857Shang DynastyFirst Chinese dynasty that is on written records (1,750 BC - 1,045 BC); Originated around the Huang He, or Yellow River.17
7292726511Zhou DynastyOvertook the Shang dynasty & created the "Mandate of Heaven" (1,045 BC - 221 BC)18
7292732929Egyptian New KingdomAlso known as the Egyptian Empire, it's the period in ancient history between the 16th century BC and the 11th century BC, covering the 18th, 19th, & 20th dynasties of Egypt.19
7292743436NubiaA state to the south of Egypt that never became as powerful as Egypt due to their un-unified rule.20
7292747684KushA powerful Nubian kingdom developed in order to protect Nubia from Egyptian imperialism.21
7292752253MeroeAncient Nubian civilization governed occasionally by a woman; rulers buried with human sacrificial victims.22
7292760461Olmec Civilization"Mother Culture" of mesoamerica; theocracy: ruled by wealthy people instead of kings.23
7292765140Chavin Civilization"Mother Culture" of Peru from 900 BCE to 250 BCE; had roads, llamas, maize, and irrigation/drainage systems.24
7292772034MesoamericaArea between Mexico and Honduras; Hot, humid, jungles, swamps, heavy rainfall; "meso" means "middle".25

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