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Ch. 12 History Vocab
Term | Definition |
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warlord | military leader who runs a government. |
economy | organized way in which people produce, sell, and buy goods and services. |
reform | change that tries to bring about an improvement. |
monastery | religious community where monks live and work. |
porcelain | type of ceramic ware that is made of fine clay and baked at high temperatures. |
calligraphy | beautiful handwriting. |
tribe | group of related families. |
steppe | wide, rolling, grassy plain. |
terror | violent actions that are meant to scare people into surrendering. |
treason | disloyalty to the government. |
census | a count of the number of people. |
novel | long fictional story. |
barbarian | uncivilized person. |