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28 Cards in this Set
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loess
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fine windlbown yellow soil
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clan
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group of families with a common ancestor
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oracle bone
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bone used by priests in Shang, China to predict the future
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calligraphy
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fanvy or stylized handwriting
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dynastic cycle
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rise and fall of Chinese dynasties avvording to the Mandate of Heaven
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feudalism
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loosely organized system of gvt in which lical lords foberned their own lands but owned military service and other support to a greater lord
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Zhongguo
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the land of the Middle Kingdom
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Shang
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Chinese people sho gained control of a corner of northern China, along the Huang He
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Yin and Yang
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two forces that the Chinese believed that the universe reflected a delicate balance between them
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Zhou
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one side of the Zhou dynasty
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Mandate of Heaven
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the divine right to rule
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Book of Songs
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one of the greatest Zhou works
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philosophy
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system of ideas
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filial piety
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respect for parents
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Analects
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the sayings of Confucius
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legalism
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a Hanfeizi philosophy
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daoism
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a belief to live in harmony woth nature
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monopoly
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the complete control of a product or business
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expansionism
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policy of increasing the amount of territory a government holds
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warlord
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local military rules
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acupunture
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a medical treatment when the doctor inserts needles under the skin at specific points to relieve pain or treat various illnesses
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Shi Huangdi
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Zheng's neame meaning "First Emperor"
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Great Wall
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Shi Huangdi's most remarkable and costly achievement
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Gao Zu
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Liu Bang, emperor
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Wudi
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the most famous Han emperor
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silk road
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a new trade route
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wang chong
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scientist
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Ban Zhao
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wrote LESSONS FOR A WOMAN
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