Topic 12 Lesson 1
a white piece of pottery in good quality
what is porcelain
a person who travels and never settles permanetly
what is a nomad
a device with a magnetized piece of metal that points north
what is a compass
a group of people with a common ancestor
what is a clan
word that means that someone was only a symbolic leader, while someone else was really in control
what is a figurehead
the growth of cities
what is urbanization
a large, dry, grass-covered field
what is a steppe
the way of printing in which workers carved letters into wood blocks, which were covered in ink and pressed onto paper
what is block printing
a holy vessel that represents nature, a sacred place, an ancestor, or a clan in the Japanese culture
what is kami
a highly trained warrior
what is a samurai
a man who passes the test and can apply for government jobs
what is a Scholar-Offical
a mongolian ruler
what is a khan
the religion based on the teachings of the indian spiritual leader siddhartha gautama
what is buddhism
someone who governs a country in the name of a ruler who is unable to rule
what is a regent
a supreme military commander
what is a shogun
a system of government with many departments and bureaus led by appointed officials
what is a bureaucracy
a payment or gift to a more powerful city or place
what is tribute
system of moral behavior
what is confucianism
the area that is part of a continent?
what is the mainland
the core of the set of rules
what is the bushido
a system where people are hired and promoted based on talent and skills, not wealth
what is the merit System
a dictator or tyrant
what is a despot
ancient chinese philosophy
what is daoism
a chain of islands
what is an archipelago
local land-owning lords
what is daimyo