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China words
Alyssa Cervantes s.s period 4
Term | Definition |
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1. Subtle | delicate; finely detailed . |
2. Minimize | to reduce to as little or as few as possible . |
3. Retian | to keep; to hold on to . |
4. define | to state the meaning of . |
5. Alter | to change. |
6. Compound | combination of different chemical ingredients . |
7. tang Taizong | A military leader known as tang Taizong founded the tang dynasty . |
8. Bureaucracy | a bureaucracy is a system of government with many departments and bureaus, all headed by appointed officials. |
9.Empress Wu | one, Empress Wu, was the only women emperor in chinese history . |
10. Li Bo | one of the most famous poets was Li Bo. |
11.Scholar-Officials | highly educated civil servants who entered government only after passing special examination. |
12. Merit | a merit system is a process for hiring and promoting people based on talent and skills, rather than on wealth or social status . |
13. urbanization | along with economic growth came urbanization, or the growth of cities . |
14. Nirvana | Nirvana is a state of complete peace |
15. Wuzong | the worst attack came during the reign of the Emperor Wuzong. |
16. Zhu Xi | a scholar-official named Zhu Xi was the most famous Neo-Confucian thinker. |
17. Land Tenure | land tenure refers to the way land is owened and distrubuted in a region. |
18. Literacy | literacy, or the ability to read and write, also increased |
19. Money economy | economy in which people use currency rather than barter to buy and sell goods. |
20. Porcelain | during this time, china began to produce porcelain, a hard white pottery of extremely fine quality . |