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History 81-100
World History 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aristocrat | a member of a wealthy and influential family, could afford to study for the civil service exams. Held most govt jobs. |
| junk | A Chinese sailing ship - held up to 500 men. |
| money economy | When money (in 1000s China, cash and paper currency)is the standard by which people just the value of goods. |
| meritocracy | A system in which people are chosen and promoted on the basis of their performance, or merit. |
| cash | Copper coins with holes in the center and strung on a string, in 1000s China. |
| mandate | Order to govern. Chinese believed Emporer received this order from Heaven. |
| currency | An engraved metal plate printed the world's first paper money in Song Dynasty China (1024). |
| Li Bo | Most beloved poet in China's history, lived during the Tang Dynasty which began in 618. |
| Tang and Song Dynasties | 618-1279, These two dynasties ruled over the most artistically brilliant era in Chinese civilization. |
| What was the Chinese philosophy of poetry and painting? |