Terms 3
Seasonal winds.
Monsoons
Loess
What is different about the language of the Indus River Valley?
It is undecipherable.
First dynasty of ancient China.
Xia Dynasty
The Show-Me State
Missouri
Land mass that is a distinct part of a continent.
Subcontinent
Animal bone used by ancient Chinese to talk to gods.
Oracle bone
How were cities planned in the Indus River Valley?
Grids
Either river where Chinese civilization began.
Yellow (Huang He) and Yangtze (Chiang Jiang)
The Aloha State
Hawaii
River that made life in Harappan Civilization possible.
Indus River
Divine approval of the gods of Chinese rulers.
Mandate of Heaven
What type of sanitation did Mohenjo-Daro have?
Underground plumbing.
What was a negative aspect of the Mandate of Heaven?
If disasters or other bad things happened, people assumed the gods disliked the leader and they were replaced.
Sooner State
Oklahoma
Most important City in Indus River Valley.
Mohenjo-Daro
Pattern of rise, fail, and replacement of Chinese dynasties.
Dynastic Cycle
What two things could monsoons cause?
Flooding and drought.
Putting the needs and authority of parents ahead of yourself.
Xiao
The Last Frontier
Alaska
Ancient settlements of the Indus River Valley
Harappan Civilization
Political system in which noble or lords are granted the use of lands that belong to the king.
Feudalism
Raised, fortified, upper part of Indus River Valley cities.
Citadels
A payment to keep peace.
Tribute
Bluegrass State
Kentucky