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| Material made from copper and tin used for weapons and agricultural tools. |
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| Chinese belief that the emperors ruled through the mandate, or approval, of heaven contingent on their ability to look after the welfare of the population. |
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| Chinese Shang dynasty (1766-1122 B.C.E.) means of foretelling the future. |
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| surpluses supported large armies and a large network of walled towns. |
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| Chinese dynasty (2200-1766 B.C.E.) that is known mainly from legend. |
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| Western Chinese province. |
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| Important river in ancient China named for the loess soil carried by the river. While "China's Sorrow" has flooded extensively, the loess provided rich soil to work. |
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| Legendary founder of the Xia dynasty (ca. 2200 B.C.E.). |
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| Chinese dynasty (1122-256 B.C.E.) that was the foundation of Chinese thought formed during this period: Confucianism, Daoism, Zhou Classics. |
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| People who, by as early as 2000 B.C.E., began to explore and settle islands of the Pacific Ocean basin. |
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| Mysterious but very popular South American religion (1000--300 B.C.E.). |
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| Society from New Guinea to Tonga (1500-500 B.C.E.) with agricultural villages, networks of trade and communication, and hierarchical chiefdoms. |
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| Brilliant Central American society (300-1100) known for math, astronomy, and a sophisticated written language. |
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| Pre-Incan South American society (300-700) known for their brilliant ceramics. |
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| Early Central American society (1200-100 B.C.E.) that centered around sites at San Lorenzo, La Venta, and Tres Zapotes and that influenced later Maya. |
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| Central American society (200 B.C.E.-750 C.E.); its Pyramid of the Sun was the largest structure in Mesoamerica. |
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| Maya political center from the fourth through the ninth centuries. |
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| Early Olmec center (800-400 B.C.E.). |
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| Peninsula in Central America, home of the Maya. |
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