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World History Chapter 9: Japan
Japanese History, Culture, and Language
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History
7th Grade
11/17/2016

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Animism
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: belief that humans, plants, rocks, and rivers all have a spirit
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Archipelago
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:chain of islands
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Aristocracy
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:class of people holding exceptional rank and privilege
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Ashikaga
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:general who resisted Kamakura emperor and named himself shogun
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Bushido
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:Samurai code of conduct; "way of the warrior"
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Daimyo
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:powerful military lords
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Divine
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:of or relating to a god
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Feudalism
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:bond of loyalty between a lord and a vassal
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Figurehead
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:head of a group; generally has no authority or responsibility
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Guilds
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:group of merchants or craftspeople during medieval times
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Haiku
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:form of poetry; 3 lines with 17 syllables
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Kami
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: nature spirits
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Kamikaze
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:typhoons or divine winds
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Kyoto
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:capital city in AD794
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Lady Murasaki Shikibu
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:wrote book "The Tale of Genji"
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Meditation
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:mental exercise to reach a greater spritual awareness
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Minamoto Yoritomo
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:commander of the Minamoto forces
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Nara
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:Japanese capital city in the early AD700s
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Noh
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:oldest type of play
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Novel
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:lengthy fiction book
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Samurai
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:warriors who agreed to fight for nobels
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Sects
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:religious groups
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Shinto
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:way of the spirits
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Shogun
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:commander of the military forces
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Shotoku
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:Yamato prince who ruled on behalf of his aunt
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Shrines
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:simple wooden building built near sacred tree or rock; for religious purposes
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The Tale of Genji
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:book describing the romances and adventures of a Japanese prince
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Tomoe
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:Japanese woman warrior
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Vassal
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:person under the protection of a lord: vowed loyalty
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Zen
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:one of the the major Buddhist sects
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