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205686006Loessfine light silt deposited by wind and water; fertile soil of yellow river valley in N.China; not compacted, could lead to earthquakes0
205686007ShangPeople in earliest chinese dynasty; ancestor worship, use of bronze vessels for ritual purposes = shang culture1
205686008DivinationTechniques for asserting the future; Will of gods by interpreting natural pheromena2
205686009ZhouThe vigorous early period; defeated the shain and created the manifestation3
205686010Mandate of HeavenDeveloped by Zhou ; to grant power to ruler and to to take it away if ruler doesnt fufill the his duties4
205686011Legalismpolitical idea people only behave with strict laws and harsh punishment and sacrafice their personal freedom5
205686012Confuciuschinese philosopher kongzi; ideas of duty & public service influenced gov. officials and chinese thought6
205686013Daoismbelieved that world is always changing and went with the flow; dont think much, let things happen.7
205686014Yin YangThe nature of male/female in the world; maintain equal equalibrium (everything is even)8
205686015Kushkingdom of nubia, along nile, south of egypt9
205686016Meroécapitol of S.nubia, independence from egypt and influence from africa10
205686017OlmecMesoamerican civilization (central mexico) advances in economics and construction influenced later societies (art, culture, &ball game)11
205686018ChavinThe first important american civilization; capitol is in Andes mountain of peru; politically and economically dominated w/ 2 zones. peruvian coastal plain and andian foothills12
205686019LlamaIn Andes Mountains in S.America; provided meat &wool &transportation of goods for trade zones13

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