the earth and its peoples ch 2 key terms 3rd edition
Subject:
Chapter 2 Vocabulary
Loess-yellow brown dust in the Yellow River that give it its distinctive hue and name.
Shang-originated in the part of the Yellow River Valley that lies in the present-day province of Henan. They were dominated by a warrior aristocracy whose greatest pleasures were warfare, hunting, exchanging gifts, feasting, and wine parties.
Divination-used to determine the will of the gods.
Zhou -a dependent state in the Wei River Valley. The Zhou line of kings was the longest lasting and most revered of all dynasties in Chinese history. The Zhou preserved the essentials of Shang culture and added new elements.
