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Shang
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Final Jeopardy
100
What is A seasonal wind
Monsoon
100
People were divided by occupation into these
castes
100
The loess was fine windblown yellow _______
soil
100
The Zhou used this, the divine right to rule justify their rebellion against the Shang
Mandate of Heaven
200
What is a landmass that juts out from a continent
subcontinent
200
The many gods of the Vedas were called this "b" word
Brahmen
200
These were groups of familes who claimed a common often Mythical ancestor
clan
200
The rise and fall of dynasties
dynastic cycle
300
What is one of the two great cities of the Indus Valley civilization
Mohenjo-Daro or Harappa
300
Aryan tribes were led by cheifs called
rajahs
300
This was fine elegant handwriting
calligraphy
300
This was a system of government in which local lords govered their own lands but owned military service to the king
Feudalism
300
Why is there an air of mystery surrounding the Indus Valley civilzation?
Because there is not enough history or artifcats that we have based on this civilization
400
These suggest that the Indus Valley had an organized government
well planned cities
400
This is the language in which the Aryan priests recorded their scared texts
Sanskirt
400
Preists wrote one of these two things in order to recieve answers from the gods.
bones or turtle shells
400
This export greatly enhanced China's wealth
silk
500
T/F The Indus Valley civilization lasted for thousand of years
False it disappered without a trace and was rediscovered in 1922.
500
mahabarata and Ramayana are examples of Aryan _______ or long stories that relate to morals
epics
500
This is one reason why Chinese honored their ancestors spirits
they saw their ancestors as a link between themselves and Shang Di
500
This sign expressed an abstract idea
ideograph