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China Vocab
China Vocab Michael Gonzalez per.4
Term | Definition |
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1. Tang Taizong | A military leader. |
2. Bureaucracy | It is a system of government with many departments and bureaus, all headed by appointed officials. |
3. Empress Wu | She was the only woman emperor in Chinese history. |
4. Subtle | Delicate; finely detailed. |
5. Li Bo | One of the most famous poets. |
6. Minimize | To reduce to as little or as few as possible. |
7. Scholar-officials | Highly educated civil servants who entered government only after passing special examinations. |
8. Merit system | It is a process for hiring and promoting people based on talent and skills, rather than on wealth or social status. |
9. Urbanization | The growth of cities. |
10. Nirvana | Is a state of complete peace. |
11. Wuzong | An Emperor and devoted Daoist. |
12. Retain | To hold on to or keep. |
13. Zhu Xi | The most famous Neo-Confucian thinker. |
14. Define | To state the meaning of. |
15. alter | To change. |
16. Land tenure | The way land is owned and distributed in a region. |
17. Compound | The combination of different chemical ingredients. |
18. Literacy | The ability to read or write. |
19. Money Economy | In which people use currency rather than barter to buy and sell goods. |
20. Porcelain | A hard and white pottery of extremely fine quality. |