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JAPAN
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cultural Diffusion | The spreading of cultural elements to another culture. |
| Religion | system of beliefs |
| Goverment | The system in which a culture is organized, controlled, and regulated |
| System Of Writing | System of keeping records of communication |
| Art and Architecture | creations intended to express beauty and convey messages. |
| Technology | One of the characteristics of a highly civilized society this is the use of tools and other inventions for practical purposes. |
| Social Structure | People organizing into different groups, such as a families or clans, or ranks, such as classes. Typically based on wealth, ancestry, or job. |
| regent | one who rules in the name of another |
| imperial | belonging or related to an emperor |
| aristocracy | a ruling class of noble families |
| meditation | a spiritual discipline |
| syllable | a unit of sound in a word |
| pagoda | a tower-shaped structure with several stories and roofs |
| tanka | a japanese form of poetry |
| Shinto | Japanese religion that expresses the love and respect of the Japanese for nature. |
| city of nara | A city in Japan that used to be the capital, first to adopt the idea of checkered pattern streets. |
| uiji | clans, power divided to chiefs |