Japan and Korea Vocabulary Flashcards

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archipelago

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A group of islands

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Heian Court

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Sophisticated court of Japan that reflected Chinese culture and included both men and women, it stressed poetry and writing

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Japanese feudalism

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Emperor (has no real power) -> Shogun (has the real power) - hereditary -> Daimyo (the lower nobles under the Shogun) -> Samurai (knights)

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shogun

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A general who ruled Japan in the emperor's name

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bushido

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"The way of the warrior"; Japanese word for the Samurai life; Samurai moral code was based on loyalty, chivalry, martial arts, and honor until death

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peninsula

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A piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.

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Three Kingdoms

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Koguryo, Paekche, & Silla; three nations on the Korean peninsula formed by the late 300s.

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Choson

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First Korean state.

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Koryo

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Korean kingdom founded in 918 and destroyed by a Mongol invasion in 1259; Korea named after this kingdom.

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shamanism

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Practice of identifying individuals (shamans) who interact with spirits for benefit of community.