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Key terms chapter 2 New civilizations in the eastern and western Hemispheres

Loess: yellowish dust-particles suspended in the water give the Yellow river its distinctive hue and name Shang: originated in the part of the yellow River valley that lies in the present-day province of Henan. Divination: to determine the will of the gods. Zhou: a dependent state in the Wei river valley man-date of heaven: ruler had been chosen by the supreme deity and would remain his backing as long as he served as a wise, principled, and energetic guardian of his people Confucius:one who lived in the political flux and social change of this anxious time was kongzi Daosim: warring states period saw the rise of the school of thought Yin and Yan: male and female activities, nature of them, male: being sun active bright and shining, female being moon passive shaded and reflective Kush: to the kingdom whose capital was located at Kerma Meroe: near the sixth cataract Olmec: flourishing between 1200 to 400 bce. Chavin: one og the most impressive of south America's early urban civilizations llamas: increase use of llamas to move goods from one ecological zone to another to promote specialization of production and increased trade.