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2. typically brownish-red earthenware
5. a woman who is a sovereign ruler of great power and rank, especially one ruling an empire
7. a line of hereditary rulers of a country
10. a sovereign ruler of great power and rank, especially one ruling an empire.
12. the armed forces of a country.
13. a group of soldiers
16. the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry.
18. a system of philosophical and ethical teachings founded by Confucius and developed by Mencius
19. the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline.
20. the process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas.

1. government or the holding of power by people selected on the basis of their ability.
3. the dominant social system in medieval Europ
4. the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively.
6. a set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network.
8. a system of government by one person with absolute power.
9. dependence on moral law rather than on personal religious faith.
11. the stage of human social and cultural development and organization that is considered most advanced.
14. a part of human
15. a Chinese philosophy based on the writings of Lao tzu, advocating humility and religious piety.
17. a fine, strong, soft lustrous fibre produced by silkworms