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TermDefinition
de facto actually; in reality
archipelago a group of islands
tsunami a giant ocean wave caused by volcanic eruptions or movement of the earth under the ocean floor
loess a fine grained fertile soil deposited by the wind
dominate to control totally
dynasty a giant ocean wave caused by volcanic eruptions or movement of the earth under the ocean floor
shogun a military leader that ruled Japan in early times
samurai a powerful, land-owning warrior in Japan
sphere of influence an area of a country where a single foreign power has been granted exclusive trading rights
communism a system of government in which the government controls the ways of producing goods
intertwine to become closely connected or involved
urbanization when a city grows larger and spreads into nearby areas
megalopolis a huge city or cluster of cities with an extremely large population
trade deficit a situation that occurs when the value of a country’s imports is higher than the value of its exports
trade surplus a situation that occurs when the value of a country’s exports is higher than the value of its imports
structure an arrangement of parts
woodblock printing Woodblock printing is a technique for printing text, images or patterns used widely throughout East Asia and originating in China in antiquity as a method of printing on textiles and later paper.
Mao Zedong Former Chairman of the Communist Party of China
confucius Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history.
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