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China Vocab
Jose Villegas China Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1.Substle | delicate finely detailed |
| 2.minimize | to reduce to as little or as few as possible |
| 3.retain | to keep to hold on to |
| 4.define | to state the meaning of |
| 5.alter | to change |
| 6.compound | combination of different |
| 7.tang taizong | military leader |
| 8.bureaucracy | system of government with many departments |
| 9.empress wu | women emperor |
| 10. Li Bo | famous for Chinese poetry |
| 11.scholar officials | highly educated civil servants who entered government after passing special examinations |
| 12.Merit system | is a process for hiring and promoting people based on talent and skills rather wealth or social status |
| 13.urbanization | or the growth of cities |
| 14.nirvana | is a state of complete peace |
| 15.Wuzong | emperor |
| 16.Zhu Xi | was a thinker |
| 17.Land tenure | refers to the way land is owned and distributed in a region |
| 18.Literacy | or the ability to read and write |
| 19.money economy | economy in which people use currency rather than barter to buy and sell goods |
| 20.Porcelain | a hard white pottery of extremely fine quality |