| Term | Definition |
|---|
| retain | to hold on to |
| alter | to change |
| bureaucracy | a system of government with many departments |
| merit system | process for hiring and firing people |
| nirvana | a state of complete peace |
| land tenure | the way land is owned and distributed |
| literacy | the ability to read and write |
| porcelain | a hard white pottery of high quality |
| impress | to cause to feel admiration |
| steppe | a large dry grass-covered plain |
| khan | ruler |
| catapult | a device used to hurl heavy rocks |
| Kublai Khan | Genghis Khan's grandson |
| despot | a cruel tyrant |
| treason | disloyal actions against the state |
| kowtow | touching the ground with one's forehead |
| wok | a large round-bottomed pan |
| conservative | resistant to change |
| Ming | dynasty which ruled until 1644 |
| tributary state | a country that pays money to a more powerful nation |
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