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Chapter 4 vocab Flashcards

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Aesthetics

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a sense of what is beautiful

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Bakufu

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the centralized military government, headed by the shogun

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Daimyo

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a feudal lord of a region in Japan

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Edict

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legal order; a command to the public by an authority

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Emperor

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legal order; a command to the public by an authority

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Entourage

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a group of attendants or other people who accompany someone, usually of important rank

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Han

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the local government in each domain (province), ruled by a daimyo

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Koku

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a Japanese measurement equal to approximately 175 litres of rice

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Metropolis

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a large, important city of a country or region

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Moors

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a Muslim people of Berber and Arab descent from North Africa.
They conquered the Iberian peninsula in the 8th century

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Opulent

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luxurious or lavish

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Popular culture

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the cultural activities that appeal to the current tastes of the general public

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Sakoku

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national isolationism

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Shogun

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the leader of the military government in Japan

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Samurai

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prestigious warriors, bound by the code of the Bushido

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Farmers

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responsible for growing food and providing resources, could
not leave the land

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Artisans

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made goods for trade

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Merchants

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used trade to distribute goods, gained power over time

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Outcasts

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(Eta) – dealt with the death of animals and people, lived outside the villages

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Non-humans

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(hinin) – beggars, actors, prostitutes, killing an hinin
was not considered murder

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Adaptation

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changing attitudes and behaviors to suit a new situation

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Isolation

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a policy to avoid relationships with other nations

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Modernize

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adopting new ideas, technologies to the present

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