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sub continent
Large land mass that is below the continent
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monsoon
strong winds from the Indian Ocean that bring heavy rain
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Mohenjo-Daro
ancient grid like city in the Indus Valley on the Indus River
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Harappa
Large Indus Valley city
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Mandate of Heaven
the belief that Chinese leaders right to rule came from the Gods
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dynastic cycle
the rise and fall of Chinese dynasty leaders based on the Mandate of heaven
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oracle bone
bone heated and cracked open to tell the future
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Loess
a sediment made up of wind-blown dust that is mostly silt-sized particles