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Global vocab unit 4
unit 4 china korea and japan
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Archipelago | A chain of islands |
| Bushido | Code of conduct for samuri during feudal period |
| Daimyo | Warrior lords directly below the shogun in feudal Japan |
| Haiku | Form of japenese poetry that expresses a felling, thought, or idea in 3 lines or 17 syllables |
| Kabuki | Form of japanese drama developed in the 1600s |
| Kami | Spirit who was believed to be the original ancestor of an early japanese clan; spirits of Shinto |
| Pagoda | Buddhist temple with many levels and a roof that curves up at the corners |
| Dynasty | Ruling family |
| Feudalism | System of government in which local lords control their lands but owe military service and other support to a greater lord |
| Samuri | Member of the warrior class in japanese feudal society |
| Shogun | Top military commander in japenese feudal society |
| Analects | Collection of confusious teachings |
| Calligraphy | Beautiful handwriting |
| Clan | Group of familys with a common ancestor |
| Confucious | Chinese scholar who taught 5 relationships to ensure social order and good government |
| Filial piety | Confucian teaching or respect for parents and elders |
| Laozi | Chinese philosipher who wrote about Daoism (Taoism) |
| Tripitaka | Collections of teachings of budda |
| Shinto | Traditional japenese religion |
| Nirvana | The buddas final goal, which is union with the universe and realese from the cycle of rebirth |
| Mandate of Heaven | Chinese belief in the divine right to rule |
| Four noble truths | Basic teachings of buddhism |
| Five relationships | Confucion teaching that harmony resulted when people accepted their place in society |
| Dyanastic Cycle | The rise and fall of chinese dyanasties according to the Mandate of Heaven |
| Eight fold path | The way one should live according to buddism |