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Chapyer 20 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aristocracy | A hereditary ruling class; nobility. Government by a ruling class. |
| Art&Architecture | the art or science of a building |
| Buddhism | The teaching of Siddhartha Gautama that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire |
| China | Nation in eastern Asia, bordered by Russia and North Korea to the east; Russia and Mongolia to the north |
| Cultural Diffusion | the spread of cultural elements |
| Government | the governing body of a nation or community |
| Japan | A country consisting of an archipelago off the eastern coast of Asia. The islands' indigenous culture was largely supplanted |
| Pagoda | tiered tower with multiple eaves |
| Korea | a former country in E Asia, on a peninsula SE of Manchuria and between the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea |
| Regent | One acting as a ruler or governor. |
| Religion | A set of beliefs, values, and practices based on the teachings of a spiritual leader. |
| Social Structure | the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships |
| Systems of writting | a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols |
| Technology | Electronic or digital products and systems considered as a group. |