Social Studies

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bureaucracy

the large organization that runs the daily business of government
Mandate of Heaven

the belief that the Chinese emperor's right to rule came from the gods
province

a division of land within an empire or country
seismograph

a scientific instrument that could detect earthquakes hundreds of miles away, invented during the Han dynasty.
steppe

a dry, grassy, treeless plain found in Asia and eastern Europe
What is the world's third-largest river?

Chang Jiang
What did early Chinese farmers learn to grow in the river's valley?

rice
What do oracle bones tell us about religion and writing during the Shang dynasty?
Why was the Zhou craftworker's ability to mold metal an important advance in technology?
What did Shihuangdi do to unify China?

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Social Studies

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GSLS Social Studies Chapter 5 review

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2010-11-11T04:24:02Z

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