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China Vocabulary
China Vocabulary Isabel Castellanos
Term | Definition |
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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 |