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what is meditation
a practice that involves focusing your mind to clear using a combination of both physical and mental techniques
what is martial arts
a traditional Japanese, Chinese, as well as Korean form of fighting or defending yourself that is also a popular sport and exorcise
what does de facto mean
in fact or in reality
what is sect
a smaller religious group that exists inside of a larger religion
What is a shogun
a Japanese military ruler that is in Japanese history
what does porcelain mean
a shiny, hard substance that is made by heating clay one popular example could be a porcelain doll
what is Animism
the attribution of a soul to plants, non living things, and natural phenomena
what is a samurai
a member of a military caste that was powerful in feudal Japan that are also known to fight with swords
what is acupuncture
inserting needles through your skin at strategic points of the body done for medicinal purpose
what is an ancestor
a person you descend from some examples being a parent, grandparent, or great grandparent
what is a warlord
a powerful leader of the military who used force to gain control over a region, often when the strong central government was gone
what is shamanism
a spiritual practice where a shaman enters an altered state of consciousness to communicate with spirits
what is a censor
a government official that oversaw as well as criticized the conduct of official rulers