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

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 1. archipelago - a collection of islands
 2. aristocracy - an upper class that is richer and more powerful than the rest of society
 3. calligraphy - a form of elegant writing
 4. clan - a group of families that share a common ancestor
 5. embassy - a group of people who represent their nation in a foreign country
 6. regent - a person who rules when a monarch or emperor is unable to do so
 7. ritual - a formal series of acts always performed in the same way; a religious ceremony
 8. haiku - a form of Japanese poetry that has 11 syllables in three unrhymed lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables
 9. kabuki - a form of Japanese drama that involves luxurious costumes and elaborate makeup

  1. meditation- the act of achieving inner peace and an enlightened realization of the divine aspect in each person
  2. noh - a form of drama that grew out of Japanese Shinto rituals and often retells well- known folktales
  3. bushido - a strict code of behavior followed by the samurai in feudal Japan
  4. daimyo - a class of large landowning families in medieval Japan
  5. feudalism - a political and social system in which a vassal receives protection from a lord in exchange for obedience and service
  6. samurai - a hired warrior in medieval Japan
  7. shogun - the military ruler of medieval Japan
  8. shogunate - the rule by a shogun
  9. vassal - a person, usually a lesser nobleman, who received land and protection from a feudal lord in exchange for obedience and service