violent acts that are meant to cause fear in people

a ceramic made of fine clay baked at very high temperatures

a long, fictional story

a new form of the ideas of the philosopher Confucius; included Buddhist and Daoist beliefs

a count of the number of people in a country

artistic handwriting

uncivilized people

to bring something back to an original state; to bring something back to an earlier or better condition.

of or relating to citizens; relating to the state or government

separate

an important law or belief; rules or a code of conduct

a way of doing something; a procedure or process

to bring together in one unit; to join; to make into one group

rulers during a given period of time

continuously moving forward

to accept a new belief; to bring from one belief to another