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Medieval Japan
Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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archipelago | a group of islands |
artefact | object made by humans |
artisan | worker skilled in particular craft |
bushi | warrior class of Japan |
chronological order | the order in which events happened, from earliest to most recent |
feudal system | a system of organising society by providing land in exchange for ooyalty and work |
hierarchy | a system of structure in society such that different groups have a particular rank or position of importance |
origami | art of Japanese paper folding |
perspective | viewpoint, way of looking at and thinking about things. Also appearance of objects with reference to their position, distance and dimensions. |
primary source | source created in the time being investigagted eg bones, stone tools, letters, newspapers, art or photographs etc |
samurai | Japanese soldiers who served their lord |
shinto | means 'the way of the gods' - the original Japanese religion |
zen | a form of Buddhism based on meditation |