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China Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Classical China | Ancient Chinese art or literature |
| Post Classical China | A time after China |
| Bronze Casting | is the process by which a duplicate metal sculpture |
| Asia | World's largest continent |
| Magnetic compass | term for compass |
| Great Wall | stone & earth wall extending across N China, built as a defense against invaders |
| Civil Service System | refer to either a branch of governmental service |
| Qin Shi Huangdi | First Chinese Emperor |
| Wu-ti | Emperor of china |
| Mandate of Heaven | is an ancient Chinese belief and philosophical idea |
| Zhou | A dynasty which ruled in China from the 11th century bc to 256 bc. |
| Dynasty | a line of hereditary rulers of a country |
| Laozi | was a philosopher and poet of ancient China |
| Confucius | A Chinese philosopher of the sixth century b.c.; the founder of Confucianism. |
| Han Fei Zi | ancient Chinese text attributed to foundational political philosopher |
| Merchant | a person who buys and sells commodities for profit; dealer; trader |
| skilled tradesman | a manual worker in a particular trade or craft requiring skill |
| acquire | to come into possession or ownership of; |
| effect | something that is produced by an agency or cause; |
| subcontinent | a large, relatively self-contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent |
| China | country |
| India | a subcontinent in S Asia, occupied by Bangladesh, Bhutan, the Republic of India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sikkim |
| Continent | one of the main landmasses of the globe, usually reckoned as seven in number |
| Country | a state or nation |
| Trade route | any route usually taken by merchant ships |
| Monotheism | belief that there is only one God. |
| Polytheism | belief in more than one god or in many gods. |
| Non-theism | belief in no gods at all |
| Background knowledge | can be defined as the knowledge students have, learned |
| Geographic Physical Features | The scientific study of the natural features of the Earth's surface |