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China
geography of China
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History
6th Grade
04/01/2008

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What doe we call the teachings of Confucius?
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Confucianism
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What is the wearing away of the soil called?
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erosion
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What is a political division of land in the Chinese empire called?
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province

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What is the dusty, yellow soil called?
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loess
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What did they use to predict the future?
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oracle bones

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What is the god-given right to rule called?
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Mandate of heaven

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Who was the supreme ruler of an empire?
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emperor
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Who were the rich and powerful reltives of the king?
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nobles
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Where was the best place for the Chinese to be educated?
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Grand School
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What do you call the machine that detects earthquakes?
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seismograph
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What is the wall called that keeps a river within its banks?
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levee
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What doe you call a time when people starve?
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famine
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What do you call a line of rulers from the same family?

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dynasty
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What do you call a dry, treeless plain?
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steppe
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