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Vocabulary

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Geographic Physical Features   The study of physical features of the earth's surface  
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Background Knowledge   Information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem  
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Non-Theism-   Not having or involving a belief in a god or gods.  
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Polytheism   Believing in multiple gods  
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Monotheism   Believing in ONE god  
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Trade Route   Any route usually taken by merchant ships, caravans, etc  
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Country   A nation or state.  
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Continent   One of the earth's seven major areas of land.  
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India   A country in South Asia  
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China   China is a country in Asia  
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Asia   World's largest continent  
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Subcontinent   A large, distinguishable part of a continent  
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Effect   A change that is a result or consequence of an action or other cause  
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Acquire   Buy or obtain (an object or asset) for oneself  
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Skilled Tradesman   Is a manual worker in a particular trade or craft requiring skill  
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Merchant   A person who buys and sells commodities for profit  
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Han Fei Zi   Chinese philosopher and legal theorist  
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Confucius   Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history.  
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Laozi   Chinese philosopher who is traditionally regarded as the founder of Taoism.  
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Dynasty   A line of hereditary rulers of a country  
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Zhou   A dynasty which ruled in China from the 11th century bc to 256 bc.  
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Mandate Of Heaven   Is an ancient Chinese belief and philosophical idea that granted emperors the right to rule based on their ability to govern well and fairly  
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Wu-ti   One of the greatest Han dynasty emperors  
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Qin Shi Huangdi   Qin Shi Huang, born Ying Zheng and also known as King Zheng of Qin, was the king of the state of Qin who conquered all other Warring States and eventually unified China in 221 BC  
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Civil Service System   Those branches of public service concerned with all governmental administrative functions outside the armed services.  
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Magnetic Compass   An instrument containing a magnetized pointer that shows the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it.  
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Bronze Casting   alloys of bronze – were gathered and heated. Once melted, the metal was poured into the cavity of the fire-hardened clay. The metal cooled and the sculptor knocked the clay from the metal. The first bronze was cast.  
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Post Classical China   Post-classical history (also called the Postclassical Era) is the period of time that immediately followed ancient history. Depending on the continent, the era generally falls between the years AD 200-600 and AD 1200–1500.  
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Classical China   Is the language of the classic literature from the end of the Spring and Autumn period through to the end of the Han Dynasty, a written form of Old Chinese.  
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Great Wall   made of stone, brick, tamped earth, wood, and other materials, generally built along an east-to-west line across the historical northern borders of China to protect the Chinese states and empires against the raids and invasions of the various nomadicgroup  
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