SS 7.3.6 Scholar-Official Class
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MrKoppes on May 1, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 scholar-official class | Chinese system for getting beauricratic, govenment positions/jobs and raising in the ranks of politics. |
| imperial | relating to or associated with an empire |
| development | act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining |
| buddah | (Gautama) "enlightened one" |
| principles | standards or rules |
| Han dynasty | imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy |
| Disunion | the termination or destruction of union |
| buddhism | a religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddha |
| confucianism | the teachings of Confucius emphasizing love for humanity |
| government | the act of governing |
| function | the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group |
| Tang dynasty | the imperial dynasty of China from 618 to 907 |
| neo confucianism | Emphiszed spiritual matters and why good people did bad things |
| bureaucracy | nonelective government officials |
| civil service | government workers |
| incentive | a positive motivational influence |
| prominence | relative importance |
| irrigation | supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc |
| maintaining | Making something continue in the same way |
| considerable | large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree |
| yuan dynasty | the imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368 |
| dynasty | a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family |
| improvement | the act of improving something |
| china | a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia |
| agricultural | relating to rural matters |
| elaborate | make more complex, intricate, or richer |
| impoverished | poor enough to need help from others |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed |
| minister | the job of a head of a government department |
| admonishings | expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective |
| veneration | religious zeal |
| Daoism | The key to happiness is accepting life as it is through this culture. |
| Qing Dynasty | the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries |
| Cultural Revolution | movement that emphasized class struggle; instituted in China by Mao Zeodong in 1966 to control rival groups within the Communist party. |
| Confucius | chinese philosphere and teacher; his belifs,known as confusoinism greatly influenced chinese life |
| Tang | any of various kelps especially of the genus Laminaria |
| Monastery | the residence of a religious community |
| Luoyang | a city in east central China |
| doctrine | a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school |
| sutras | Buddha's sermons and dialogues. Part of the Tripitaka. |
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