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Legendary Chinese dynasty that was founded by Yu.
Xia
The first official Chinese dynasty
Shang Dynasty
What have scientists discovered about the Xia Dynasty?
Improved agriculture, formed a centralized irrigation and flood protection
What form of government is organized into different levels and tasks?
Bureaucracy
Predictions priests made on the back of tortoise shells and cattle bones
Oracle Bones
What material did the Shang Dynasty learn how to make?
Silk
God/ gods given right to rule in ancient China
Mandate of Heaven
Ancient Chinese philosophy that believed in preserving social order to achieve peace
Confucianism
Ancient Chinese philosophy that believed in living in harmony, nature, and balance.
Daoism
Which dynasty defeated the Shang Dynasty?
Zhou Dynasty
What is a family of rulers?
Dynasty
Which ancient Chinese dynasty created chopsticks?
Shang Dynasty
Who defeated the Xia Dynasty?
Shang Dynasty
Which ancient Chinese dynasty used a decentralized form of government?
Zhou Dynasty
Who was the founder of Daoism?
Laozi
Who was the founder of Confucianism?
Confucius
