Mythological figure who drained away floodwaters so people could live in China.

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Mythological figure who drained away floodwaters so people could live in China

XIAEstablished line of kings called XIA Xia:Xia: line of kings

FIRST CHINESE DYNASTY Introduced irrigation and flood-control Strengthened their rule

Bureaucracy: government organized into different levels and tasks

A hereditary King: Today is a Monarchy Military might and well- organized government

Based on Agriculture Rice & Millet

Thread from silkworms cocoon and wove into silk cloth

HARVEST SILKWORMS

ANIMISM: belief that spirits inhabit everything----with ANCESTOR worship

Religious Festivals: Spring to ensure crops, and fall to thank the moon god for the harvest

Oracle Bones: heat cattle or tortoise shell and interpret the cracks that would appear

DIALECTS: variations of same language

USED SYMBOLS OR CHARACTERS

ZHOU DEFEATED SHANG IN AROUND 1050 B.C.E.

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