sub continent

Large land mass that is below the continent

monsoon

strong winds from the Indian Ocean that bring heavy rain

Mohenjo-Daro

ancient grid like city in the Indus Valley on the Indus River

Harappa

Large Indus Valley city

Mandate of Heaven

the belief that Chinese leaders right to rule came from the Gods

dynastic cycle

the rise and fall of Chinese dynasty leaders based on the Mandate of heaven

oracle bone

bone heated and cracked open to tell the future

Loess

a sediment made up of wind-blown dust that is mostly silt-sized particles