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Japan Vocabulary - Ch. 9 for Mr. Keiser (FLASHCARDS NOT WORKING, NEW LINK BELOW)

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archipelago
a collection of islands
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aristocracy
an upper class that is richer and more powerful than the rest of society
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calligraphy
a form of elegant writing
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clan
a group of families that share a common ancestor
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embassy
a group of people who represent their nation in a foreign country
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regent
a person who rules when a monarch or emperor is unable to do so
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ritual
a formal series of acts always performed in the same way; a religious ceremony
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haiku
a form of Japanese poetry that has 11 syllables in three unrhymed lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables
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kabuki
a form of Japanese drama that involves luxurious costumes and elaborate makeup
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meditation
the act of achieving inner peace and an enlightened realization of the divine aspect in each person
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bushido
a strict code of behavior followed by the samurai in feudal Japan
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daimyo
a class of large landowning families in medieval Japan
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feudalism
a political and social system in which a vassal receives protection from a lord in exchange for obedience and service
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samurai
a hired warrior in medieval Japan
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shogun
the military ruler of medieval Japan
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shogunate
the rule by a shogun
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vassal
a person, usually a lesser nobleman, who received land and protection from a feudal lord in exchange for obedience and service
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archipelago
a collection of islands
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aristocracy
an upper class that is richer and more powerful than the rest of society
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calligraphy
a form of elegant writing
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clan
a group of families that share a common ancestor
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embassy
a group of people who represent their nation in a foreign country
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regent
a person who rules when a monarch or emperor is unable to do so
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ritual
a formal series of acts always performed in the same way; a religious ceremony
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haiku
a form of Japanese poetry that has 11 syllables in three unrhymed lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables
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kabuki
a form of Japanese drama that involves luxurious costumes and elaborate makeup
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meditation
the act of achieving inner peace and an enlightened realization of the divine aspect in each person
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noh
a form of drama that grew out of Japanese Shinto rituals and often retells well- known folktales
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bushido
a strict code of behavior followed by the samurai in feudal Japan
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daimyo
a class of large landowning families in medieval Japan
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feudalism
a political and social System in which a vassal receives protection from a lord in exchange for obedience and service
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samurai
a hired warrior in medieval Japan
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shogun
the military ruler of medieval Japan
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shogunate
the rule by a shogun
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vassal
a person, usually a lesser nobleman, who received land and protection from a feudal lord in exchange for obedience
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