Ancient China Vocabulary - List #1

A test given to qualify candidates for positions in the government.

A military leader operating outside the control of the government.

A long boat with a flat bottom.

A system in which jobs are given to the qualified and the deserving.

Favoritism granted to relatives.

A highly organized body of workers with many levels of authority.

A building designed for observing the stars and planets.

To protect against disease by transmitting a weakened disease-causing agent to a person.

A combination of science, magic, and philosophy that was practices in medieval times.

A form of money used in a certain area.

Relating to the sea.

A farm tool used to break up and even out plowed ground.