China Review

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a place, usually in a desert, where water can be found

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oasis

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the Daoist concept of opposing forces of nature

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yin and yang

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able to live forever

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immortal

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to remove or suppress ideas considered harmful or dangerous

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censor

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a power or law believed to be granted by a god

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Mandate of Heaven

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a large, complex organization that functions under a given set of rules and conditions

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bureaucracy

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a group of people traveling together

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caravan

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to make the same

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standardize

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a person who works for a government

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civil servant

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the spreading of cultural traits, such as goods and ideas, from one culture to another

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cultural diffusion