click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
China
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Great Wall | The Great Wall of China is a series of fortifications made of stone, brick, tamped earth, wood, and other materials to keep the Mongols out |
| Classical China | A written form of Old Chinese |
| Post Classical China | period of time that immediately followed ancient history and preceded the modern history |
| Bronze casting | is the process by which a duplicate metal sculpture is cast from an original sculpture. |
| Magnetic compass | another term for compass |
| Civil service system | the branches of public service concerned with all governmental administrative functions outside the armed services |
| Qin Shi Huangdi | Qin Shi Huang was the founder of the Qin dynasty |
| Wu-ti | the seventh emperor of the Han dynasty of China |
| Chengo | a settlement in Kenya's Coast Province |
| Mandate of Heaven | the idea that there could be only one legitimate ruler of China at a time |
| Zhou | Chinese dynasty that followed the Shang dynasty |
| Dynasty | dynasty is a sequence of rulers from the same family |
| Laozi | an ancient Chinese philosopher and writer |
| Confucius | Confucius was a Chinese teacher |
| Han Fei Zswxei | was an influential political philosopher |
| Merchant | person or company involved in wholesale trade |
| Skilled tradesman | a worker that specializes in a particular trade |
| Acquire | buy or obtain |
| Effect | a change that is a result or consequence of an action |
| Sub-continent | a large, distinguishable part of a continent |
| Asia | Asia is Earth's largest and most populous continent |
| China | China is a populous nation in East Asia |
| India | India is a vast South Asian country |
| Continent | any of the world's main continuous expanses of land |
| Country | a nation with its own government |
| trade route | A trade route is a logistical network identified as a of pathways and stoppages used for the commercial transport of cargo |
| Monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is only one God |
| Polytheism | the belief in or worship of more than one god |
| Non-theism | belef of no gods |
| Backround Knowlege | information that is essential to understanding a situation |
| geographic physical features | Anything that describes the Earth's topography is a physical feature |