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The Mandate of Heaven and Dynastic Rule in Ancient China
Explain how the Mandate of Heaven served as a political and moral philosophy to legitimize regime changes in China.
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Ancient Foundations and River Valley Civilizations in Afro-Eurasia
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Examine how geography, resource scarcity, and early innovations shaped complex societies in ancient river valleys of the Eastern Hemisphere.
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SS.7.1.2Colorado Social Studies Standards · All agesApply an understanding of the historical context of significant current events, individuals, groups, ideas, and themes within regions of the Eastern Hemisphere and their relationships with one another, to draw conclusions, and solve problems.
SS.7.4.1Colorado Social Studies Standards · All agesInvestigate similarities and differences of civic participation within different governmental systems of the Eastern Hemisphere.