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China
Vocab
Term | Definition |
---|---|
Merchant | Skilled tradesman |
Skilled tradesman | Merchant |
Acquire | To get |
Effect | Result |
Sub-continent | a large, relatively self-contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent (India) |
Asia | Continent |
China | Continent |
India | Sub-continent |
Continent | one of the main landmasses of the globe |
Country | a state or nation |
trade route | any route usually taken by merchant ships, caravans, etc. |
Monotheism | belief in 1 god |
Polytheism | belief in many gods |
Non-theism | no gods |
background knowledge | things you already know |
Great Wall | stone wall extending for fifteen hundred miles across northern China |
Classical China | |
Post Classical China | |
Bronze casting | Process of making bronze |
Magnetic compass | another term for compass |
Civil service system | |
Qin Shi Huangdi | the founder of the Qin dynasty and was the first emperor of a unified China |
Wu-ti | Emperor Wu of Han, born Liu Che, courtesy name Tong, was the seventh emperor of the Han dynasty |
Chengo | |
Mandate of Heaven | that there could be only one legitimate ruler of China at a time |
Zhou | a Chinese dynasty that followed the Shang dynasty and preceded the Qin dynasty. |
Dynasty | a line of hereditary rulers of a country |
Laozi | an ancient Chinese philosopher and writer |
Confucius | a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher |
Han Fei Zswxei | an influential political philosopher |