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China
China
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Social Studies
6th Grade
01/09/2017

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Loess
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a yellowish brown soil that blows in from a desert
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levee
Definition
a wall used to control flooding
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terrace
Definition
a platform of earth
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double cropping
Definition
a process in which two crops are grown on the same land in the same year
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North China Plain
Definition
the region where human settlement and culture began in China
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Huang River Valley
Definition
the area surrounding the Huang River
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Guangxi Zhungzu
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a region in southern China that has one of the best climates for farming
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Himalayas
Definition
a mountain range in southern Asia; includes the highest point on Earth (Mt. Everest)
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oracle bone
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a bone commonly used during the Shang dynasty in China to predict the future
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civil service
Definition
the practice of using skills and talents to work in the government
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Shi Huangdi
Definition
King of Qin who created the first unified Chinese empire and became the first Chinese emperor
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analects
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a collection of sayings by Confucius
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Confucius
Definition
Chinese teacher of morals that came to embody the core of Confucianism
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