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7263320302Urbanizationthe process of making an area more urban0
7263321229Aristocracythe highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices1
7263322393Sericulturethe production of silk and the rearing of silkworms for this purpose2
7263323365Maritimeconnected with the sea, especially in relation to seafaring commercial or military activity3
7263324191Stratifiedarrange or classify4
7263325712Mandate of Heaventhe idea that there could be only one legitimate ruler of China at a time, and that this ruler had the blessing of the gods. They used this Mandate to justify their overthrow of the Shang, and their subsequent rule.5
7263325713Irrigationthe supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels6
7263327281Bureaucracya system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives7
7263328087Dynastic Cyclerise to a political, cultural, and economic peak and then, because of moral corruption, declines, loses the Mandate of Heaven, and falls, only to be replaced by a new dynasty8
7263328088Monarchya form of government with a monarch at the head9
7263328956Accumulationthe acquisition or gradual gathering of something10
7263328957Textilesa type of cloth or woven fabric11
7263330603Silted RiverSilt is the fine bits of clay and sand that become sediment settling at the bottom of a river or lake. If there's a lot of silt flowing in a river, it looks murky. Silt is the super-fine dirt that you might see at the bottom of a lake or river12
7263331648Trans Regionalacross regions13
7263331649Currencya system of money in general use in a particular country14
7263336599Desertificationthe process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture.15

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