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China Vocabulary
China Vocabulary Isabel Castellanos
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Subtle | finely detalied |
| Minimize | to reduce to as little or as few as possible |
| Reatain | to hold on to |
| Define | to state the meaning of |
| Alter | to change |
| compound | combination of different chemical ingredients |
| Tang Taizong | a military leader known as tang taizong |
| Bureaucracy | is a system of government with many departments and bureaus all added appointed officials |
| Empress Wu | was the only woman emperor in Chinese history |
| Li Bo | one of the most famous people poets was Li Bo |
| Scholars officials | highly educated servants who entered government only after passing special examinations |
| Merit system | is a process hiring and promoting people based on talent and skills , rather than on wealth or social status |
| Urbanization | or the growth of cities |
| Nirvana | is a state of complete peace |
| Wuzong | the worst attacks came during the region of the emperor wuzong |
| Zhu Xi | a scholar official named zhu xi was the most famous neo Confucian thinker |
| Land tenture | refers to the way land is owned and distributed in a religion |
| Literacy | or the ability to read and write |
| Money economy | economy in which people use currency rather than barter to buy and sell goods |
| Porcelian | a hard white pottery of extremely fine quality |