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Term | Definition |
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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. |