Chapter 7 vocabulary words flashcards

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Plateau

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A large area of high, flat land

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Artifact

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An object made or used by humans long ago

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Filial Piety

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Dutiful respect for one's parents and elders

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Hunter-Gatherer

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A member of a nomadic group who live chiefly by hunting, fishing, and harvesting wild food

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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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Canal

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

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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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Dynasty

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A line of rulers from the same family