Chapter12 Flashcards
Payment that a women brings to a marriage
Dowry
Lands that remain self-governing, must acknowledge supremacy and pay tribute to a foreign ruler
Tributary state
Multi-story temple with eaves that curve up at the corners
Pagoda
Korean porcelain style with a blue-green glaze
Celadon
Korean alphabet that uses symbols to represent the sounds of spoken Korean
Hangul
Chain of islands
Archipelago
Adopting some cultural traits but discarding others
Selective borrowing
Actual ruler in feudal Japan, supreme military commander
Shogun
“Those who serve,” fighting aristocracy of Japan
Samurai
“Way of a warrior,” code of conduct followed By samurai- honor, bravery, loyalty
Bushido
Wealthy, landowning class
Gentry