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Chapter 20StudyStack
A study tool for chapter 20
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cultural Diffusion | When ideas from one group of people spreads to another |
| Religion | A system of beliefs that defines how a follower should live his/her life |
| Government | A system that govern and controls a certain piece of land |
| System of Writing | The way a civilization nonverbally communicates and records information that is comprised of symbols or markings |
| Art and Architecture | A civilization's way that is expresses emotion and beauty in objects and buildings |
| Social Structure | The way a society is organized |
| Technology | A device that aids in an action or process |
| Japan | An island nation sitting off the east coast of Asia |
| Medival | Relating to the middle ages |
| Civilization | A group of people that share similar characteristics like religion, government, system of writing, etc. |
| Shinto | A Japanese religion based on nature spirits and purity |
| Tanka | A Japanese poem with 5 lines and 31 syllables split into line of 5,7,5,7,7 |
| Pagoda | A modified stupa that was brought to Japan and became a common sight in Japan |