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Test 2 Sawyer History
DH Conley
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History
9th Grade
09/10/2008

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Laosi
the book was Dao De Jing
Definition
What philosopher wrote an influential book about Daoist beliefts?

What was the name of the book?
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Analects
Definition
Confucian thoughts on how to improve society are found where
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Rajas
Definition
according to the Veda who/what was a war leader responsible for protecting the people
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Vedas
Definition
during the Vedic Period what described how people worshipped the gods through fire sacrifices and chanting of sacred hymns
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dynastic cycle
Definition
the rise & fall of dynastics in china
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Mandate of Heaven
Definition
the Zhou introduced ___________ which stated that the gods would mat allow anyone corrupt to hold power and would only support a just rules. this is why the Shang were over there own.
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Indus Valley
Definition
the cities and towns threw out ________ we remarkably similar
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seasonal winds called monsoons
Definition
what influences India's climate by bringing heavy rains in summer & cool dry air in winter
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Harappa & Mohenjo Daro
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2 cities from the Indus Valley Civilization
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Huang He
Definition
where did Chinese civilization begin
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Himalayas
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What separates China from India and the rest of southern Asia
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Himalayas
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the worlds tallest mountains
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fine dusty sail called loess
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in Huang He what contributed to the fertile farming conditions in china
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Gobi desert a vast desert
Definition
what provided protection from enemies who would invade China from west
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the rise of the Shang Dynasty
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most historians date the beginning of early Chinese civilization to what
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oracle bones
Definition
what were used in China to ask questions of 1's ancestors
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oracle bones
Definition
what led to the development of Chinese writing
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confucius
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who said that a leader should be advised by qualiffied, well-informed people
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Caste system
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during the vedic period what determined what jobs one could hold and whom one could marry
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confucius because he said leaders should be advised by gualified people
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what led Chinese emporers to select advisors based on merit rather than birth
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