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| 212434845 | Mandate of Heaven | a political theory of ancient China in which those in power were given the right to rule from a divine source | 1 | |
| 212434846 | Tian | Chinese term for heaven | 2 | |
| 212434847 | Book of Songs | Ancient Chinese (Zhou) classic, also known as the Book of Poetry, and the Book of Odes. Collection of verses on light and serious themes. 311 poems complied and edited after 600 BCE. Some poems reflect conditions of the early Zhou dynasty, some have political implications because they recorded the illustrious deeds of heroic figures and ancient sage-kings, and others were hymns sung at ritual observances. Also about life, love, family, nature, daily life. | 3 | |
| 212434848 | Book of History | A book detailing the history of the Zhou dynasty. | 4 | |
| 212434849 | Book of Changes | divination manual that features concepts of Yin and Yang | 5 | |
| 212434850 | Yangshao Society | flourished from 5000-3000 BCE, located in middle region of the Yellow River valley | 6 | |
| 212434851 | Xia Dynasty | The first dynasty according to legend. There is no real evidence of its existance First Chinese dynasty whose ruler Yu developed flood control and irrigation projects along the along Yellow River; Huang He, 2,000 B.C. | 7 | |
| 212434852 | Shang Dynasty | Second Chinese dynasty (about 1750-1122 B.C.) which was mostly a farming society ruled by an aristocracy mostly concerned with war. They're best remembered for their art of bronze casting. | 8 | |
| 212434853 | Zhou Dynasty | the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism | 9 | |
| 212434854 | Qin Dynasty | the Chinese dynasty (from 246 BC to 206 BC) that established the first centralized imperial government and built much of the Great Wall | 10 | |
| 212434855 | Oracle bones | animal bones carved with written characters which were used for telling the future | 11 | |
| 212434856 | King Yu | the legendary Xia dynasty founder (before the Shang), a hero of flood control | 12 | |
| 212434857 | Kung Fuzi | ancient Chinese philosopher, born in 6th century BCE, author of Analects; "Do unto others as their status and yours dictates" | 13 | |
| 212434858 | King Yao | a sage king who influenced the larger society through his virtue | 14 | |
| 212434859 | King Shun | the legendary early Chinese sage-king who ordered the four seasons and who established uniform weights, measures, and units of time was? | 15 | |
| 212434860 | Fu Hao | a Chinese king's wife who led troops to war. Her tomb contained records of her time and life | 16 | |
| 212434861 | Veneration of Ancestors | Family ancestors could bring good or evil fortune to the living members of the family. | 17 |
