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The first civilization of the Indian subcontinent emerged in the __________ river valley.
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The __________ are rain-bearing, seasonal winds crossing the Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia.
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The first civilization of the Indian subcontinent was the __________ civilization.
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The capitals of the earliest Indus river valley civilization were Harappa and __________.
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One of the major deities of Harappan civilization was a nude male with __________.
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The __________ were migrant Indo-Europeans who disrupted Harappan civilization.
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Originally transmitted orally, the __________ were hymns used for religious worship, entertainment, and as historical chronicles.
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__________, god of battle and lightning, was the chief deity of the Aryans.
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The __________ were the indigenous people of the Indus valley region who were considered inferior by the Aryans.
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The rigid social classification system of __________, set up by the Aryans, divided the population.
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The priestly class of the Aryans was called __________.
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__________ was the marital practice of one husband having more than one wife, which was a common custom among the Aryans.
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The practice of __________, in which one women had several husbands, was not unknown among the Aryans.
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The earliest Chinese sedentary agricultural communities emerged in the Huanghe or __________ River valley system.
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Fine grain soil or __________ deposited by winds from central Asia made the Ordos bend region fertile.
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The first of the formative Chinese cultures in the Ordos bend region was the __________ culture.
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The second of the formative Chinese cultures in the Ordos bend region was the __________ culture, more typical of sedentary agricultural communities.
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The probably mythical first king of Xia was __________, who was credited with creating a successful system of irrigation and flood control.
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The first Chinese dynasty for which archaeological evidence exists is the __________.
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The Shang established a system of government based on local control of formerly independent kingdoms by __________ retainers.
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The Shang elite lived in __________ family households typified by several generations of family living together.
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The commoners of the Shang period lived in __________ family households consisting of a husband, wife, children, and possibly a grandparent.
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__________ were oracles or priests in Chinese society who foretold the future through interpretations of animal bones cracked by heat.
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Chinese writing was originally __________, readily conveying the ideas the writer intended to expresss.
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The __________ were originally a vassal family of the Shang, possibly of Turkic origin.
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The first known king of the Zhou dynasty was __________.
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The two capitals of the Zhou were located at Xian and __________.
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The form of Zhou government based on exchange of land for promises of loyalty, tribute, and military service is called __________.
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The divine source for political legitimacy of Zhou rulers was the __________.
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The Chinese word for the corps of professional bureaucrats was __________.
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