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8 Cards in this Set
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dynasty |
line of rulers from the same family
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Silk Road |
large network of trade routes which stretched 4,000 miles from western China to southwest Asia
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opportunity cost |
the loss of potential gain from other alternatives when one alternative is chosen
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caravan |
groups of traders who walked alongside camels
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silk |
A beautiful cloth, one of China's most valued inventions
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Mandate of Heaven |
the king could rule only as long as the gods believed he was worthy
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The Great Wall |
built by emperor Shi Huangdi to protect China's northern border |
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dynastic cycle |
Caused by the mandate of heaven |
