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Japan and Rome & Byzantium vocab Flashcards

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Shinto

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Native religion of Japan that believes in the forces of nature and worship of ancestors

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Samurai

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Members of Japan’s warrior class; protected local aristocratic landowners; bodyguard of loyal warriors

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Bushido

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Unwritten code of the Warriors that emphasized honor, bravery, and loyalty

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Shogun

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Supreme military commander who ruled in the name of the emperor

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Daimyo

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Japanese feudal lord who commanded a private army but is still below shogun

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Archipelago

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Group of islands

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Typhoons

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Strong tropical storms

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Feudalism

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Political system where nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong for their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people who live on the land

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Heian

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Period of artistic and technological advances in addition to influence from China

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Icon

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Religious image used by eastern Christians

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Schism

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Permanent split

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Parable

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A story with a moral

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Apostle

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A follower of Jesus who preached and spread his teachings

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Gospel

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Sections of bible or other holy book

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Martyr

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Someone who fights or dies for what they believe in

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Heresy

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Any belief that contradicts the basic teachings

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Pax Romana

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A period of peace and prosperity throughout the Roman Empire

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Messiah

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Promised messenger of the Jewish nation

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Gentile

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Someone who isn’t Jewish

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Epistle

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A book of the new testament in the form of a letter from an Apostle

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Persecution

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Ill treatment due to race, political, religious or other beliefs

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Inflation

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Decline in the value of money, brought with the rise in the prices of goods and services

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