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china geography enviomentle challenges two major rivers civilization natural berriors chinse culture religion writing social class technology dynastic cycle in china five relations
 * asia
 * himalayas
 * gobi desert
 * mongolian plateau
 * floods
 * keep invadors out
 * war
 * earthquakes
 * mountains
 * deserts
 * yellow river
 * yangtee river
 * levle of technology
 * farming
 * shang dynasty
 * anyang was built most out of wood
 * xia dynasty
 * 2/3 of china is mountain or desert
 * 90% of land not good for farming
 * not as much war
 * keep people out
 * anyone who lived outside of china civilization were barbarians
 * it was important to respect your parents
 * ancestors
 * a supreme god
 * characters
 * nobles
 * pesents
 * nobles could own land
 * political leaders & busnesmen= old money
 * kings,priests
 * nobles
 * artisans,landowners
 * pesents {slaves}
 * feunelism : lords get the land
 * roads
 * furnaces
 * strong dynasty establishes peace and posperity it is considard to have madate of heven
 * in time dynasty declines and becomes corrupt taxes are risedpower grows weaker
 * disasters such as floods famlies peasent revolts and invasions occure
 * old dynasty is seen as having lost mandate of hevan rebellion is justified
 * dynasty is overthrown through rebellion and bloodshed new dynasty emerges
 * new dynasty gains power restors peace and order clams to have mandate of heven
 * ruler to subject
 * husband to wife
 * father to son
 * older brother to younger brother
 * friend to friend