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China Vocab
China Vocab Derek Arbues
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Subtle | Delicate/ finely detailed. |
| Minimize | To reduce to as little or as few as possible. |
| Retain | To keep or hold on to. |
| Define | To state the meaning of. |
| Alter | To change. |
| Compound | Combination of different chemical ingredients. |
| Tang Taizong | Was a military leader. |
| Bureaucracy. | Is a system with a lot of departments and bureaus. |
| Empress Wu | She was the first Emperor that was a female. |
| Li Bo | Was a famous poet. |
| Scholar Officials | Was a highly educated civil servants who entered government only after passing special examinations. |
| Merit System | Is a process of hiring and promoting people based on talent and skills rather than wealth or social status. |
| Urbanization | Means growth of cities. |
| Nirvana | Means a state of complete peace. |
| Wuzong | Was a devoted daoist, and was hating the sight of buddhist. |
| Zhu Xi | Was the most famous Neo Confucian thinker. |
| Land Tenure | Means the way land is owned and distributed in a region. |
| Literacy | Or the ability to read and write. |
| Money Economy | Means which people use currency rather than barter to buy and sell goods. |
| Porcelain | Means a hard white pottery of extremely fine equality. |