Unit 2 Social Studies Vocabulary

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What is the meaning of 'Japanese missions'?

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Official groups sent to China to learn from the Tang court and study Buddhism.

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What does 'Legalism' refer to?

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A political philosophy of strong central rule, strict laws, and punishments

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What is 'Mahayana Buddhism'?

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Emphasized compassion and the possibility for all beings to reach nirvana

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What are 'aesthetics'?

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Ideas about beauty

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What is 'bureaucracy'?

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The organized offices and people who carry out what a government wants to get done

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What does 'filial piety' mean?

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Devotion to family (for example obeying parents and practicing ancestor worship)

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What is 'hangul'?

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Korean alphabet invented by King Sejong

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What is the meaning of the word 'patriarchy'?

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A system of power and favor for males

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Who were the 'samurai'?

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Warriors who fought for the lords of decentralized Japan

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What does 'yin/yang' represent?

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Daoist idea of opposing forces that exist in harmony