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391912939Ashikaga Clan1336-established themselves in the shogunate, held the position until the 16th century0
391912941Ayuthayathe Thai kingdom, mongol invasions contributed to it's rise. had slavery, very strict legal system.1
391912942BakufuMilitary government established by the Minamoto following the Gempei Wars; centered at Kamakura; retained emperor, but real power resided in military government and samurai.2
391912943Bushidotraditional code of the Japanese samurai which stressed courage and loyalty and self-discipline and simple living3
391912944Daimyoa japanese feudal lord who commanded a private army of samurai4
391912945Fujiwara ClanBrought about the destruction of the Emperors true role over the Japan, and ruled behind the throne through a office later know as the shogunate5
391912946Kamakura ShogunateThe first of Japan's decentralized military governments. (1185-1333). (p. 294)6
391912947KampucheaCambodia, home of the khmer people and the most powerful state in the region, began as a Hindu kingdom in the 600s7
391912948KhmersConqueres of Vietnam rthat centered on the city of Angkor in area origanlly known as Kampuchea and modern Cambodia.8
391912949KyotoThe capital city of medieval Japan.9
391912950MajapahitEmpire based in eastern Java and ruled much of the southern Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra, and Bali from about 1293 to around 150010
391912951Paganimportant ancient kingdom in Myanmar11
391912952Prince ShotokuJapanese regent, he was one of Japan's greatest leaders. He was influential in bringing Buddhism and Chinese ideas to Japan.12
391912953Samuraia Japanese warrior who was a member of the feudal military aristocracy13
391912954Shintothe native religion and former ethnic cult of Japan14
391912955ShikiStatus based rights of income. Estate system = shoen New land distribution system., rights of the shoen (productive land)15
391912956Shoenplots of land given by a noble to peasants to be farmed16
391912957ShogunateThe japanese system of centralized government under a shogun, who exercised actual power while the emperor was reduced to a figurehead.17
391912958Tale of Genjistory of Prince Genji and his lovers, written by Lady Murasaki Shikibu at end of 11th century, world's first full novel18
391912959Seventeen Point Constitution-Founding document of Japanese state -list inspired by buddhist and confucian doctrines -not law but what people ought to do19
391912960Anarchya lack of government and law20
391912961Hegemonythe domination of one state over its allies21

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