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Question

This good was unusually found embedded in the fortified walls of the archaeological site of Shímǎo. For 10 points each:

[10e] Name this green gemstone used to craft ritual artifacts such as the bí and còng (“tsong”) in ancient China.

ANSWER: jade [or yù]

[10h] Shímǎo was built by the Lóngshān culture during its transition to this later culture on the Yellow River. This culture was the first to undertake large-scale bronze-working in China, using it to make dagger-axes called gè (“guh”).

ANSWER: Èrlǐtóu (“ar-lee-toh”) culture

[10m] This dynasty, considered semi-legendary due to a lack of written records predating the Shāng, has been theorized to correspond to the Èrlǐtǒu culture. This dynasty was traditionally founded by Yú the Engineer.

ANSWER: Xià (“sh’yah”) dynasty

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