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20 Cards in this Set
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archipelago |
a chain of islands |
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Buddhism |
religion that began in India and spread to China, emphasizing spiritual and physical discipline |
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bushido |
a code of conduct for Japanese warriors |
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calligraphy |
artistic handwriting |
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compass |
magnetic device that assists with navigation at sea |
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daimyo |
powerful military lord who had power and loyalty from those who serve him |
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Diamond Sutra |
the earliest known printed book |
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dynasty |
a sequence of rulers from the same family |
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feudalism |
a system in which landowning nobles have power and loyalty from thosewho serve them |
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Gobi |
vast desert that covers parts of Mongolia and China |
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guild |
a group of merchants or craftspeople |
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Khan |
Mongol word for “ruler” |
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Mongol |
dominant nomadic group from north of China |
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porcelain |
a ceramic made of fine clay baked at very high temperatures |
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samurai |
Japanese warriors loyal to landowning nobles |
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Shinto |
Japanese religion, meaning “way of the spirits” |
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shogun |
commander of a Japanese military force |
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Silk Road |
trade route connecting China to the West |
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steppe |
wide, grassy plains stretching from the Black Sea to northern China |
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vassal |
a person under the protection of a noble lord who has sworn loyalty to thatlord |
