world history 3 Flashcards

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Shogun

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a hereditary commander in chief in feudal japan. because of the military power concentrated in his hands and the consequent weakness.

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seppuku

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is a form of japanese ritual suicide by disembowelment.it was originally reserved for samurai.

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samurai

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a member of the hereditary warrior class in feudal japan

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longboat

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the largest boat carried by a sailing ship.

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steppe

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a extensive plain,especially one without trees.

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rus

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it is close to us ,between gjendin and rus vand, and is one of the dome-shape species.

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slavs

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one of a group of people in eastern ,southeastern ,and central Europe , including the Russians and ruthenians .

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principality of kiew

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land area on both banks of the Dniester river bordering the principality of polotsk to the north west .

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leif Erickson

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was an Icelandic explorer and the first know european to have discovered north american excluding greenland ,before Christoper columbus.

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leif Erickson

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was an Icelandic explorer and the first know european to have discovered north american excluding greenland ,before Christoper Columbus.

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vinland sagas

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the name vinland sagas meaning wine land is attribute to the discovery of grapevines upon the arrival of leif eiriksson in north american .

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danelaw

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is a historical name given to the part of England in which the laws of the danes held sway and dominated those of the Anglo-Saxons.

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silk roads

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route was an ancient network of trade route that for centuries were central to cultural interaction through regions of Asian continent connecting the east and west from china to Mediterranean.

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eprtaphs

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a phrase or statement written in memory of a person who has died especially as an inscription on a tombstone.

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foot blinging

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the terminal part of the leg ,below the ankle joint ,on which the body stands and moves.

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empress Wu

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the portrait of wu zetian .she was one of the concubines of emperor taizong she was the empress of emperor gaozong ruizing she was once a nun in the temple.

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civil service exam

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are examination implemented in various countries for recruitment and admission to the civil service.

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paper money

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the first record use paper money was believe to be in china during the 7th century a.d as a mean of reducing the need to carry heavy and cumbersome strings of metallic coins to conduct transactions.

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movable type

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is the system and technology of printing and typography that uses movable components to reproduce the elements of a document .

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neo Confucianism

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a movement in religious philosophy derived from Confucianism in china around ad 1000 in response to the ideas of Taoism and Buddhism.

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Buddhism

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isnt a religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama.