Chapter 5 Imperial China Vocabulary

porcelain means

• a type of fruit
• a type of ceramic material
• a type of flower
• a type of fabric

Neo-Confucianism means

• A Korean philosophy influenced by Taoism, developed during the Goryeo dynasty as a response to the ideas of Confucianism and Buddhism.
• A Japanese philosophy influenced by Shintoism, developed during the Heian period as a response to the ideas of Zen Buddhism.
• A Mongolian philosophy influenced by Shamanism, developed during the Yuan dynasty as a response to the ideas of Taoism and Confucianism.
• A new form of the ideas of the philosopher Confucius: included Buddhist and Daoist beliefs.

calligraphy means

• The art of sculpture.
• The art of beautiful handwriting or decorative writing.
• The study of ancient languages.
• The practice of martial arts.

steppe means

• A mountain range
• A dense forest
• A deep ocean trench
• Flat dry gassland

terror means

• excitement
• calmness
• extreme fear or dread
• happiness

census means

• A type of government document
• A type of weather phenomenon
• A type of musical instrument
• Official count or survey of a population

novel means

• a type of bird
• a fictitious prose narrative of book length
• a type of flower
• a type of fruit

barbarian means

• sophisticated
• uncivilized
• cultured
• civilized

civil means

• relating to citizens; relating to the sate or government

• relating to the field of Science

• relating to Math

• relating to the discovery of History

method means

• a particular way of doing something
• a brand of clothing
• a type of insect
• a type of food