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Ch10 vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Tang taizong | Military leader who found the Tang Dynasty |
| Bureaucracy | A system of government with many departments and bureaus all headed by appointed officials |
| Empress Wu | Was the only woman emperor in Chinese history |
| Li Bo | He typically wrote in a playful, easygoing style. |
| Scholar-official | Highly educated civil servants who entered government only after passing special examinations. |
| Merit system | A process for hiring and promoting people based on talent and skills, rather than on wealth or social status. |
| Urbanization | Along with economic growth came urbanization, or the growth of cities. |
| Subtle | Delicate, finally detailed |
| Minimize | To reduce to as little or as few as possible |
| Nirvana | Is a state of complete peace. |
| Wuzong | |
| Zhu Xi | Was the most famous Neo-Confucian thinker. |
| Land tenure | Refers to the way land is owned and distributed in a region. |
| Literacy | Literacy or the ability to read and write. |
| Money economy | In which people use currency rather than barter to buy and sell goods. |
| Porcelain | A hard white pottery of extremely fine quality |