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Ancient China, Sec.1
Bethzabell Morales Per.5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| subtle | delicate; finely detailed |
| minimize | to reduce to as little or as few as possible |
| Tang Taizong | a military leader who brought stability to his empire |
| bureaucracy | a system of government with many departments and bureaus, all headed by appointed officials |
| Empress Wu | the only woman emperor in Chinese history |
| Li Bo | a famous poet in ancient China |
| scholar-official | highly-educated 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 | the growth of cities |
| philosophy | man's rules to be happy and successful |
| religion | God's rules to be happy and successful |
| alter | to change |
| compound | combination of different chemical ingredients |
| land tenure | the way land is owned and distributed in a region |
| literacy | the ability to read and write |
| money economy | an economy in which people use currency rather than barter to buy and sell goods |
| porcelain | a hard white pottery of extremely fine quality |