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Medieval China
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| silk | an attempt to change for the better. |
| porcelain | type of ceramic ware that is made of fine lay and baked at high temperatures |
| Tang Dynasty | 618-907 AD. A period of economic growth, inventions, and discoveries |
| gunpowder | an explosive powder - this is one of the most important discoveries ever |
| warlord | a military leader working outside of the control of the government |
| imperial | ruled by an emperor |
| aristocracy | a ruling class of noble families |
| bureaucracy | an organized group of workers with many levels of authority |
| meritocracy | rule by officials of proven knowledge and/or skill |
| dynasty | a ruling family |
| emperor | the political leader of an area that has many countries or groups of people. |
| compass | a tool that shows direction (north, east, south, west) |
| reunification | the process of putting back together |
| Buddhism | A religion that spread from India to China than to Korea and Japan. It teachers that suffering stops when desire stops. |
| Confucianism | a Chinese philosophy based on the teachings Confucius who said that human beings are teachable, improvable and perfectible. |
| civil service exam | an exam that decided whether a person could get a job in the government during the Tang Dynasty |
| steel | invented by the Chinese. Created by mixing coal with iron. |
| currency | money. (The Chinese invented paper money) |