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Japan Vocab
Vocab about Japan
Term | Definition |
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Nobles | The people who led Japan |
Nara | A Japanese City based upon the chinese city of Chang'an |
Shinto | The Japanese religion based around nature spirits |
Buddhism | A religion that the Japanese adopted that teaches to be a good person |
Kana | The main form of Japanese writing. Based on chinese Kanji |
Tanka | A form of Japanese poetry. It has a patern of 5, 7, 5, 7, 7. |
Buddha Sculpture | There were many different buddha sculptures. They came from India to China to Korea, and finally to Japan |
Pagoda | A building with a slanted roof. It usually had 3, 5, 7, or 9 roofs. |
Sho | This instrument, along with others, came to Japan from China. It is a mouth organ that was shaped like a phoenix. |
Prince Shotoku | A leader in Japan who caused many things from other countries to be adapted in Japan. |
cultural diffusion | sharing certain aspects of one culture with another culture. |
elements of culture | objects ideas and customs |
regent | one who rules in the name of another |
imperial | belonging or related to an emperor |
aristocracy | a ruling class of noble families |