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Term | Definition |
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Great Wall | a vast sheet of many thousands of gravitationally associated galaxies detected in the universe |
Classical China | a written form of Chinese used from about the 5th century b.c. to 220 a.d. |
Post Classical China | history |
Bronze casting | process by which a duplicate metal sculpture |
Magnetic compass | a compass having a magnetized needle generally in line with the magnetic poles of the earth |
Civil service system | the body of persons employed in these branches |
Qin Shi Huangdi | First Chinese Emperor |
Wu-ti | emperor of China |
Chengo | conscientiousness in one's dealings with others |
Mandate of Heaven | a political theory of ancient China in which those in power were given the right to rule from a divine source |
Zhou | A Chinese dynasty |
Dynasty | a sequence of rulers from the same family |
Laozi | 6th-century b.c, Chinese philosopher: reputed founder of Taoism. |
Confucius | 551 b.c.– 478 b.c, Chinese philosopher and teacher. |
Han Fei ZI | was an influential political philosopher of the Warring States period "Chinese Legalist" school. |
Merchant | a businessperson who trades in commodities produced by other people in order to earn a profit. |
Skilled tradesman | craftsman |
Acquire | to come into possession or ownership of |
Effect | a change that is a result |
Subcontinent | a large, distinguishable part of a continent |
Asia | state |
China | country |
India | state |
Continent | earth we have 7 large land masses called continents |
Country | territory of a nation |
trade route | any route usually taken by merchant ships |
Monotheism | the belief in one god |
Polytheism | the doctrine of or belief in more than one god |
Nontheism | is a term that describes anyone who is not a theist. |
Background knowledge | information that is essential to understanding a or problem |
Geographic physical features | include bodies of water and landforms |