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loess
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a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in europe and asia
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famine
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1. extreme and general scarcity of food, as in a contry or a large geograohical area
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gorge
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1. a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, esp. one through which a stream runs. 2. a small canyon.
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steppe
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1. an extensive plain, esp. one without trees 2. the vast grasslands, esp. those in west and south west asia
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dynasty
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a sequence of rulers from the same family
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oracle bones
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a group of inscribed animal bones and shells discovered in china and used originally in divination by the Chinnese, esp. during Shang dynasty
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mandate of heaven
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a political theory of ancient China in which those in power were given the right to rule from a divine source
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warring states period
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also known as the era of Warring States, covers the period from 476 B.C. to the unification of China by the Quin dynasty in 221 B.C.
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daoism
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philsophical system developed by Lao-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events
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Fu Hao
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one of many wives of king Wu Ding of the Shang dynasty
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Wuwang
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Duke of Zhou
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brother of King Wu after bro's death became king
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confucius
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Chinses philosipher and teacher
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Lao Zi
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6th century b.c. Chinese philosipher: reputed fonder of Taoism.
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emperor
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the male sovereign or supreme ruler of an empire
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province
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an administrative divison or unit of a contry
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legalism
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strict adherence or the principle of strict adherenmce to law or perscription, esp. to the letter rather than the script
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Shihuangdi
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Hsiang
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a Chinese language spoken in Hunan province in southern China
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Liu Pang
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247-195 b.c., chinese emperor: founder of the Han Dynasty
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confucianism
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the system of ethics, education, and statesmanship taught by Confucius and his disiples, stressing love for humanity, ancestor worship, reverence for parents, and harmony in thought and conduct.
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bueaucracy
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goverenment by many bureas, ad ministrators, and petty oficals
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Grand School
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seismograph
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any of various insturments for measuring and recording the vibrations of earthquakes
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Gao Zu
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A.D. 565-635, chinese emperor: founder of Tang Dynasty
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Wudi
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Wang Mang
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offical who seized the throne from the Liu family and founded the Xin Dynasty
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