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Japan

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Minamoto Yoritomo   He set up a military government; the first shogun of Japan and the start of the age of the warrior government  
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Kamakura   A small seaside town where the shogun set up his own government headquarters  
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shogunate   era when a shogun ruled Japan  
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shogun   head of the military government of Japan in the era of the samurai; commander-in-chief  
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samurai   powerful trained, professional warrior class in Japan; “to serve”  
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conduct   the manner in which a person behaves  
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Bushido   samurai code that called on warriors to be devoted to his master, be honest, fair, and fearless; “the way of the warrior”  
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feudalism   political system based on the bonds of loyalty between Lords and vassals  
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vassal   a person who receives land and protection from a feudal lord in exchange for obedience and service  
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daimyos   local lords in Japan that gave samurai land in return for protection  
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Tokugawa Ieyasu   defeated all other daimyos and became shogun, uniting Japan under one leader; Moved the capital to Edo, present-day Tokyo  
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kimono   a long, loose robe with wide sleeves and tied with a sash, originally worn as a formal garment  
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martial arts   styles of fighting or self-defense, such as modern-day judo and karate, that began mostly in Asia  
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calligraphy   The art of beautiful writing  
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Matsuo Basho   Famous samurai poet who invented a new form of poetry called haiku  
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haiku   A poem consisting of three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables, making 17 syllables in all  
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tea ceremony   A ceremony that fostered a spirit of harmony, reverence, and calm among warriors; served as an important way to form political alliances  
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Buddhism   religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama; “The Buddha” that taught the way to find truth was to give up all desires that was caused suffering  
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sect   a group of people with somewhat different religious beliefs from those of a larger group to which they belong  
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Amida Buddhism   A form of Buddhism founded on the belief that all people can reach paradise by relying on the mercy of Amida Buddha  
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Zen Buddhism   a form of Buddhism that stresses self-reliance and enlightenment through meditation  
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meditation   a spiritual discipline that involves deep relaxation and clearing the mind of distracting thoughts to find inner peace  
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koans   a riddle or puzzle that Zen Buddhists use during meditation to help them unravel greater truths about the world and about themselves  
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seppuku   a form of taking one's own life that was considered honorable among the feudal Japanese samurai class; ritual suicide  
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Tomoe Gozen   a female samurai who lived in Japan; became truly legendary for her heroic feats in the Genpei War  
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arrange marriage   a marriage in which the spouses are chosen for each other by their parents  
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restoration   the return of a past state, situation, or ruler  
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kamikazes   a Japanese aircraft loaded with explosives and making a deliberate suicidal crash on an enemy target; “divine wind”  
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