world history 3 Flashcards
Shogun
a hereditary commander in chief in feudal japan. because of the military power concentrated in his hands and the consequent weakness.
seppuku
is a form of japanese ritual suicide by disembowelment.it was originally reserved for samurai.
samurai
a member of the hereditary warrior class in feudal japan
longboat
the largest boat carried by a sailing ship.
steppe
a extensive plain,especially one without trees.
rus
it is close to us ,between gjendin and rus vand, and is one of the dome-shape species.
slavs
one of a group of people in eastern ,southeastern ,and central Europe , including the Russians and ruthenians .
principality of kiew
land area on both banks of the Dniester river bordering the principality of polotsk to the north west .
leif Erickson
was an Icelandic explorer and the first know european to have discovered north american excluding greenland ,before Christoper columbus.
leif Erickson
was an Icelandic explorer and the first know european to have discovered north american excluding greenland ,before Christoper Columbus.
vinland sagas
the name vinland sagas meaning wine land is attribute to the discovery of grapevines upon the arrival of leif eiriksson in north american .
danelaw
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.
silk roads
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.
eprtaphs
a phrase or statement written in memory of a person who has died especially as an inscription on a tombstone.
foot blinging
the terminal part of the leg ,below the ankle joint ,on which the body stands and moves.