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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