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What do the legends of the three sage-kings tell us about the matters of greatest importance to the people of the early east Asian societies?
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How did the physical features of the land and waters in east Asia influence the development of the culture?
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What does the term mandate of heaven mean? How did it influence political developments in early east Asia?
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What were the causes of the decline and eventual fall of the Zhou dynasty?
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Describe the different social orders that developed during the first three dynasties.
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What is the relationship between patriarchy and ancestor worship in early China?
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What was the purpose of oracle bones during the Shang? What do they tell us about life at that time?
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What do we know about writing and literature during the Zhou? Why is our knowledge so limited?
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Describe the relationship between the Chinese society under the dynasties and the people of the steppe lands. How did these cultures differ? How did they influence each other?
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What was the relationship between the culture of the Yellow River and that of the Yangzi Valley?
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