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China's Golden Age
Chapter 10 - Medieval History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Tang Taizong | Military leader who formed the Tang Dynasty |
| bureaucracy | government with departments and bureaus, each headed by appointed officials |
| Empress Wu | only woman emperor in Chinese history |
| Li Bo | famous poet of the Tang period |
| scholar-officials | highly educated civil servants who ran the government after passing special examinations |
| merit system | process for hiring, firing, and promoting individuals based on talent and skills rather than wealth or status |
| urbanization | growth of cities |
| nirvana | state of complete peace |
| Wuzong | Doaist emperor who ordered the destruction of Buddhist monasteries and temples |
| Zhu Xi | Neo-Confucian who taught that one should focus on self-improvement and education rather than seclusion |
| land tenure | the manner in which land in owned and distributed |
| literacy | the ability to read and write |
| money economy | economic system where a currency is used to trade for goods and services rather than by bartering |
| porcelain | hard white pottery of extremely fine quality |