PRESENTATION OUTLINE
TANG TAIZONG
The second emperor of the Tang dynasty from 626 to 649
WU ZHAO
The ruler during the campaign in Korea who soon became empress of China
MOVABLE TYPE
With movable type, a printer could arrange blocks of individual characters in a frame to make up a page for printing
GENTRY
The upper-class of powerful, well-to-do people
TOILED
To work extremely hard or incessantly
SUI
A Chinese dynasty lasting from 581-618 AD
COMMOMERS
An ordinary person, without rank or title
CH'ANG-AN
An ancient capital of more than ten dynasties in Chinese history
HEFTY
Large, heavy and powerful
BUREAUCRACY
A system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials
WARLORD
A military commander
CULTIVATION
The action of cultivating land, or the state of being cultivated
DAOISM
A system advocating a simple, honest life and non interference with the course of natural events
ARISTOCRATIC
Of or relating to aristocracy, or the highest class in certain societies
SUBSERVIENT
Prepared to obey others unquestioningly
