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bureaucracy
the large organization that runs the daily business of government
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Mandate of Heaven
the belief that the Chinese emperor's right to rule came from the gods
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province
a division of land within an empire or country
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seismograph
a scientific instrument that could detect earthquakes hundreds of miles away, invented during the Han dynasty.
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steppe
a dry, grassy, treeless plain found in Asia and eastern Europe
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What is the world's third-largest river?
Chang Jiang
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What did early Chinese farmers learn to grow in the river's valley?
rice
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What do oracle bones tell us about religion and writing during the Shang dynasty?
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Why was the Zhou craftworker's ability to mold metal an important advance in technology?
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What did Shihuangdi do to unify China?
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