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China vocab.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Merchant | a person who buys and sells commodities for profit; dealer; trader. |
| Skilled tradesman | |
| Acquire | to come into possession or ownership of; get as one's own: |
| Effect | something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence: |
| Sub-continent | a large, relatively self-contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent: |
| Asia | a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. |
| China | Capital: Beijing. |
| India | a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950. |
| Continent | one of the main landmasses of the globe, usually reckoned as seven in number (Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia, and Antarctica). |
| Country | a state or nation: |
| trade route | any route usually taken by merchant ships, caravans, etc. |
| Monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is only one God. |
| Polytheism | the doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods. |
| Non-theism | |
| background knowledge | |
| geographic physical features |