China Vocabulary

A test to choose people for government jobs based on Confucian teachings and designed to choose the most qualified people.

A system of appointed officials to manage the government.

To choose the most qualified people for a job, regardless of their background or social class.

A belief system based on five key relationships and stressed morally correct behavior and respecting traditions.

A 1,100 mile long man-made waterway connecting Northern and Southern China.

An increase in the percentage of the population living in cities.

It resists drought and is quick-growing, allowing for two crops to be harvested each year.

To level a hill or mountainside into level 'steps' to allow for farming

The buying and selling of goods and services.

Thin, beautiful pottery invented in China.