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Ancient China
China
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Social Studies
7th Grade
04/20/2017

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Yu The Great
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Was the Emperor of the Xia Dynasty
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Xia Dynasty
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The first Dynasty but with no scientific evidence
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What did Yu The Great did
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He controlled the Flooding and that allowed the people to prosper
The importance is everyone would be from the same origin
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Shang Dynasty
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Was the first Dynasty with scientific evidence
The bronze period
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What did the Shang Dynasty create
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the Oracle Bone
writing form: they used a different one
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Oracle Bone
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It was used to answer questions
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Zhou Dynasty
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- Overthrew the Shang Dynasty
- Longest lasting dynasty in Chinese history
- 1100 BC
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Political system of Zhou
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Mandate of Heaven: heaven gave power to the King or leader and no one ruled without heavens permission
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Decline of Zhou
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Less loyalty, refuse to fight against invasions
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What did Zhou create
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Zhou created a new political order
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The internal problems of Zhou
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Family is the foundation of the society
large families that had become powerful
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