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106693660Bakufuthe centralized government set up in Japan in the twelfth century0
106693661Bannermenprimary fighting force of Qing empire, Manchurians were organized into military units1
106693662Chinoiseriegeneral European term for Chinese art2
106693663ChonminKorean slave class3
106693664Clanor lineage, extended kinship unit consisting of dozens or hundreds of joint and nuclear families linked together by a clan council of elders4
106693665Daimyoprominent Japanese families who provided allegiance to the local shogun in exchange for protection5
106693666DyarchyQing system where administrative positions were shared between the Chinese and Manchurians6
106693667EtaJapanese outcasts7
106693668Fudai"inside" daimyo, small daimyo directly subordinate to the shogunate8
106693669Hanseparate Japanese territories9
106693670Hangulphonetic alphabet based on Chinese for writing the Korean spoken language10
106693671IeJapanese nuclear family11
106693672Kabukinew form of Japanese theatre that featured violence, music and dramatic gestures, popular in Tokugawa period, challenged the more traditional and restrained No drama12
106693673Queuebraided hair, the Manchurians forced the Chinese to shave their foreheads and braid their hair as a sign of submission13
106693674Ronin"wave men," unemployed samurai who sometimes rebelled against the local authorities14
106693675Samurailiterally "retainer"; usually in service to a particular shogun, these warriors lived by a strict code of ethics and duty15
106693676Shogunate systemthe system of government in Japan in which the emperor exercised only titular authority while the shogun exercised actual political power16
106693677"Thinning out"Japanese euphemism for infanticide to keep the population rate down17
106693678Tozama"outside" daimyo, larger and more independent lords18
106693679Tribute systeman important element of Chinese foreign policy, by which neighboring states paid for the privilege of access to Chinese markets, received legitimization and agreed not to harbor enemies of the Chinese Empire19
106693680YangbanKorean aristocratic classes20

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