bureaucracy
a highly organized body of workers with many levels of authority
warlord
a military leader operating outside the control of the government
civil service examination
a test given to qualify candidates for positions in the government
harrow
a farm tool used to break up and even out plowed ground
chain pump
a pump with containers attached to a loop of chain to lift water and carry it where it is wanted
barge
a long boat with a flat bottom
currency
the form of money used in a country
aristocracy
the highest class in certain societies; those holding hereditary titles or offices
meritocracy
government or the holding of power by people selected on the basis of their merit (ability)
dynasty
a line of hereditary rulers of a country
urbanization
the growth of cities
economy
the process or system by which goods and services are produced, sold, and bought in a country or region
commerce
the buying and selling of goods, especially on a large scale, as between cities or nations
agriculture
the science, art, or practice of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock and in varying degrees the preparation and marketing of the resulting products
junks
sailing vessels which carry goods
typhoons
violent storms
