laplant_worldcultures_chapter16 Asia Vocab for Exam
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Malay | English |
|---|---|
| Dynasty |  a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family |
| Genghis Khan | Mongolian Emperor |
| Kublai Khan | Mongol ruler, he completed the conquest of China and founded the Yuan dynasty |
| Confucius | chinese philosphere and teacher; his beliefs, known as confusoinism greatly influenced chinese life |
| bureaucracy | a system of managing government through departments run by appointed officials |
| Taoism | religion founded by Lao-Tsu and based on his book titles "Book of the Way"; |
| Lao Tzu | Founder of Taoism |
| Shinto | "way of the gods" |
| clan | a group of families who claim descent from a common ancestor |
| Heian Age | the gold age in Japan |
| The Tale of Genji | the world's first novel, written by Lady Murasaki Shikibu |
| Samurai | Japanese warriors that protected the |
| shogun | the emperor's chief general |
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