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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| nomad | a person who moves from place to place rather than settling permanently |
| Confucianism | a belief system based on the teachings of Confucius, a scholar who taught moral virtues and ethics |
| Buddhism | a belief system based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, which stress freeing oneself from worldly desires |
| Daoism | a belief system that originated in China around 500 B.C., emphasizing harmony with nature and with inner feelings |
| reunify | to bring together again |
| imperial | relating to an empire or emperor |
| bureaucracy | a system of departments and agencies that carry out the work of a governmen |
| scholar-official | an educated person with a government position |
| wood-block printing | a printing system developed by the ancient Chinese, in which wood blocks were carved with enough characters to print entire pages |
| movable type | a small block of metal or wood with a single raised character, used for printing texts |