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Medieval Japan
Vocabualary words for chapter 20 (Medieval Japan Cultural diffusion)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cultural diffusion | The spread of cultureal beliefs and social activity from one group to another |
| religion | The belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods |
| government | The governing body of a nation, state, or community |
| system of writing | an organized, regular method of information storage and transfer for the communication of verbal message in a language by visuall encoding and decoding with a set of signs or symbols |
| Art and Architecture | A general term to describe buildings and other physical structures. The art and science of designing buildings and (some) nonbuilding structures. The style of design and method of construction of buildings and other physical structures |
| social struture | Social institutions, or, other patterned relations between large social groups. On the meso scale, it is the structure of social network ties between individuals or organizations |
| Technology | The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry |
| Prince Shotoku | A semi-legendary regent and a politician of the Asuka period in Japan who served under Empress Suiko |
| music | Vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion |
| city design | The layout/graph of how a city is being built |
| sculpture | The art of making two- or three-dimensional representative or abstract forms, especially by carving stone or wood or by casting metal or plaster |
| Literature | Written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit |