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WH-Topic 9 Vocab
WH-Topic 9 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| sultan | Muslim ruler |
| rajahs | in ancient India, the elected warrior chief of an Aryan tribe |
| tributary states | independent state that has to acknowledge the supremacy of another state and pay tribute to its ruler |
| land reform | break-up of large agricultural holdings for redistribution among peasants |
| gentry | wealthy, landowning class |
| dowry | in some societies, payment a bride’s family makes to the bridegroom and his family; payment a woman brings to a marriage |
| pagoda | multi-storied Buddhist temple with eaves that curve up at the corners |
| steppes | sparse, dry, treeless plain |
| abacus | a device used for counting and calculating by sliding small balls or beads along rods or in grooves |
| expedition | voyage to explore unknown lands |
| celadon | porcelain made in Korea with an unusual blue-green glaze |
| hangul | alphabet that uses symbols to represent the sounds of spoken Korean |
| literacy rate | percentage of people who can read and write |
| tsunamis | a very large wave caused by an earthquake or very strong wind |
| selective borrowing | adopting or adapting some cultural traits but discarding others |
| kana | in the Japanese writing system, phonetic symbols representing syllables |
| samurai | member of the warrior class in Japanese feudal society |
| bushido | code of conduct for samurai during the feudal period in Japan |
| stupas | large dome-like Buddhist shrine |
| peninsula | Korea is located on a ________________ that juts south from the Chinese mainland |