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Ch. 12 History Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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. |