vocab Flashcards
jassinere
a member of the elite infantry units that formed the Ottoman sultans household troops
holy roman empire
Frankisg kindoms,spoke latin,united eurpeon princeables,is now the vatican
Meritocracy
A system in which advancement is based on individual ability or achievement and not on birth rights.
Dynasty
A line of hereditary rulers of a country
The mandate of heaven
The chinese belief the the right to rule came from divine approval
Isolationism
A policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups especially the political affairs of other countries
bias
cause to feel or show inclination or predijuce for or againsts someone or something
Shogun
is the supreme Generalissimo of federal japan.
Shogunate
rule by the shogun
westernization
the social process of becoming familier with or converting to the custums and practices or western civilization (european,united states)