Chapter 7 Vocabulary Study Guide

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Vocabulary Term: plateau. Definition: a large area of ________, flat land.

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high

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Choose the correct definition of artifact.

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an object made or used by humans long ago

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Vocabulary Term: filial piety. Definition: dutiful respect for one's ________.

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parents and elders

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Definition: a member of a nomadic group of people who live chiefly by hunting, fishing, and harvesting wild food.

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hunter-gatherer

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Choose the correct definition of mandate of heaven.

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the belief in ancient China that the emperor was chosen by the gods to rule

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Choose the correct definition of canal.

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a man-made waterway used to carry ships or irrigate crops

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Choose the correct definition of domesticate.

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to tame in order to keep or grow, as with a wild animal or a wild plant

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Choose the correct definition of dynasty.

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a line of rulers from the same family