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JAPAN
Term | Definition |
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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 |