Ancient China
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18 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 loess | fertile yellow soil |
| oracle bones | used to predict the future |
| Fu Hao | wife of king; tomb found; leader of troops |
| Confucius | teacher |
| Shinghuangdi | first emperor |
| province | division of land |
| Wudi | started Grand School |
| steppe | dry, treeless plains |
| Shang | first dynasty |
| Huang | river settled upon by the Shang |
| Chang | river; rhymes with bang |
| dynasty | line of rulers from one family |
| inventions | gunpowder, abacus, kites |
| paper | made by pounding bark of trees |
| silk | soft, warm material made from cocoons |
| Han Gaozu | general; originally a farmer |
| Middle Kingdom | another name for China |
| Tibet | large plateau in southern China |
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