China, Korea, and Japan Vocabulary Flashcard

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What are the Analects?

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A collection of Confucius' teachings

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What is Bushido?

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A code of conduct for samurai

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What is calligraphy?

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Beautiful handwriting

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Who was Confucius?

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A Chinese scholar who taught 5 relationships to ensure social order and good government

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What was a Daimyo?

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Warrior lords directly below the Shogun in feudal Japan

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What is the Dynastic Cycle?

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The rise and fall of Chinese dynasties according to the Mandate of Heaven

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What is the Eightfold Path?

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The way one should live according to Buddhism

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What is Feudalism?

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System of government in which local lords control their lands but owe military service and other support to a greater lord

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What is Filial Piety?

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Confucian teaching of respect for parents and elders

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What are the Five Relationships?

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Confucian teaching that harmony resulted when people accepted their place in society