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China Vocab
Jose Villegas China Vocab
Term | Definition |
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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 |