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Unit 4 East Asia
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Analects | Collection of Confucius’ teachings |
| Bushido | Code of conduct for samurai during feudal period in Japan |
| Calligraphy | Beautiful handwriting |
| Confucius | Chinese scholar who taught 5 relationships to ensure social order and good government |
| Daimyo | Warrior lords directly below the Shogun in feudal Japan |
| Dynastic Cycle | The rise and fall of Chinese dynasties according to the Mandate of Heaven |
| Eightfold Path | The way one should live according to Buddhism |
| Feudalism | System of government in which local lords control their lands but owe military service and other support to a greater lord |
| Filial Piety | Confucian teaching or respect for parents and elders |
| Five Relationships | Confucian teaching that harmony resulted when people accepted their place in society |
| Four Noble Truths | Basic teachings of Buddhism |
| Kabuki | Form of Japanese drama developed in the 1600’s |
| Kami | Spirit who was believed to be the original ancestor of an early Japanese clan; spirits of Shinto |
| Laozi | Chinese philosopher who wrote about Daoism (Taoism) |
| Mandate of Heaven | Chinese belief in the divine right to rule |
| Samurai | Member of the warrior class in Japanese feudal society |
| Shinto | Traditional Japanese religion |
| Shogun | Top military commander in Japanese feudal society |
| Tripitaka | Collection of teachings of Buddha |
| Nirvana | The Buddhists final goal |