1. China P R E olitical conomy eligion Ruled by dynasties
As Mesopotamia, Egypt and Indus were declining, ___________ ______________in China was rising to power
Zhou Dynasty
_________________________: Justification through right of God
_________________________: Pattern of the rise and fall of dynasties
__________________: nobles have permission from Kings to own and work king’s land
Because of China’s isolation by ________________ ______________, early settlers had to supply their own goods within China
Not much trade outside of China
__________________ and ________________________ are closely linked
Prayed to _________________ because they thought their ancestors could bring them luck or disaster
Consulted the gods through ancestors
____________ ______ – Supreme God
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2. S I G A chievements ocial ntellectual eography
Oldest Shang city – _________________ built in the woods mainly from wood
Had massive ______________ walls for ___________________
Found a wall 118 feet thick and 1.2 square miles
Society was sharply divided between _______________ and _______________ Family was __________________________________.
Had arranged marriages
Group was more important than the ___________________
Surrounded by natural barriers on all cardinal directions
North: __________________
East: __________________
South: Himalaya Mountains
West: Taklaman _____________ and __________________
Introduced the ______________________ – a major tool of war
Skilled in _____________ ____________, silk and ________________
______________ ________________ was the first to leave written records
_____________ _________: animal bone or tortoise shells where priests scratched questions for gods then applied heat until it cracked. Then they priests interpreted the cracks
Fertile plain found between 2 major rivers
1. _______________ (Yellow River)
Floods left behind LOESS: ________
2. ______________ River
Flooded unpredictably