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| 8767822224 | Taika Reforms | a set of doctrines created by Emperor Kotoku that brought greater centralization and land reform to Japan; attempt to remake Japanese monarch into an absolute Chinese style emperor | 0 | |
| 8767822225 | Samurai | a warrior belonging to a special caste in medieval Japan; the military nobility and officer cast | 1 | |
| 8767822226 | Bushido | the code of honor and morals developed by the Japanese samurai; stressed courage, loyalty, self-discipline, and simple living | 2 | |
| 8767822227 | Yoritomo | the founder of the shogunate system; first shogunate of the Kamakura province of Japan | 3 | |
| 8767822228 | Shogun | a hereditary military dictator in Japan; established in the place of an emperor; fractioned imperial rule; they were the effective leaders during this period | 4 | |
| 8767822229 | Shogunate System | the last feudal Japanese military government; The office or rule of a shogun or government controlled by shoguns; controlled by shoguns | 5 | |
| 8767822230 | Daimyo | Japanese warlord and great landowners, who's armed samurai gave them control of the Japanese islands; one of the great lords who were vassals of the shogun | 6 | |
| 8767822231 | Bakufu | the dwelling or household of a shogun; retained the emperor, but real power resided and military and samurai | 7 | |
| 8767822232 | Shinto | A religion based in Japan, marked by warship of nature and reverence for ancestors; the worship of ancestors and natural spirits; a belief in sacred power and both animate and in-animate things | 8 | |
| 8767822233 | Monasticism | religious way of life in which one renounces worldly pursuits to devote oneself fully to spiritual work; used mainly in Christian and Catholic religions | 9 | |
| 8767822234 | Guilds | a medieval association of craftsmen or merchants who worked in a particular trade and banded together to promote their economic and political interest | 10 | |
| 8767822235 | Magna Carta | a charter that limited the power of the king in England; signed by King John of England | 11 | |
| 8767822236 | Holy Roman Empire | A multi-ethnic complex of territories in central Europe; Loose federation of mostly German states and principalities, headed by an emperor elected by the princes | 12 | |
| 8767822237 | Scholasticism | the system of theology and philosophy taught in medieval European universities, based on Aristotelian logic and the writings of the early Church Fathers and having a strong emphasis on tradition and dogma | 13 | |
| 8767822238 | Capetian Dynasty | a dynasty of Frankish origin, founded by Hugh Capet; French dynasty; among the largest and oldest European royal houses, consisting of Hugh Capet's male-line descendants | 14 | |
| 8767822239 | Vassal | A sworn supporter of the king or lord committed to rendering specified military service to backing of the Lord in medieval Europe; a person regarded to have a mutual obligation to a Lord or monarch; a holder of land by feudal agreement on conditions of homage and allegiance | 15 | |
| 8767822240 | Fief | Land granted in return for a sworn oath to provide specified military service in mid evil Europe; a source of income granted to a person by his lord in exchange for his service; an estate of land, especially one held on condition of feudal service | 16 | |
| 8767822241 | Manor | A large, self sufficient land holding consisting of the lord's residence, out buildings, peasant village, and surrounding land in medieval Europe; large farm estates of the middle ages that were owned by nobles who ruled over the peasants living in the land | 17 | |
| 8767822242 | Serf | an agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord's estate | 18 | |
| 8767822243 | Chivalry | a code of conduct associated with the medieval institution of knighthood; The medieval Knightley system with its religious, moral, and social code | 19 | |
| 8768244368 | Heresy | The crime of holding a believe that goes against establish doctrine; belief or opinion contrary to Orthodox religious doctrine | 20 | |
| 8767822244 | Romanesque | an architectural style of medieval Europe characterized by semi-circular arches, domes, thick walls, and small windows | 21 | |
| 8767822245 | Gothic | the style of architecture prevalent in western Europe in the 12th-16th centuries, characterized by pointed arches, rib vaults, and flying buttresses, together with large windows and elaborate tracery | 22 | |
| 8768244369 | Capitalism | Economic and political system in which a countries trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state | 23 | |
| 8767822247 | Charlemagne | King of the Franks who united a large part of Europe during the early Middle Ages and laid the foundations for modern France, Germany and the Low Countries; United much of Europe during the Middle Ages | 24 | |
| 8768244370 | Dominicans | Founded by Saint Dominic; an order of monks on confide to a monastery that were dedicated to combating heresies | 25 | |
| 8768244371 | Franciscans | Founded by Saint Francis of Assisis; order of unconfined monks; based on complete poverty | 26 | |
| 8768244372 | Zen Buddhism | a Japanese school of Mahayana Buddhism emphasizing the value of meditation and intuition; teaches that enlightenment is achieved through the profound realization that one is already an lightened being | 27 | |
| 8768244373 | St. Benedict | Italian that established Benedictine rule that is still used today as the basis for western European monastic life; patron saint of Europe | 28 | |
| 8768244374 | Common Law | The system of law originating in England, as distinct from the civil or Roman law; ancient law of England based upon societal customs and recognized and enforced by the judgments and decrees of the court | 29 | |
| 8768244375 | Aristocracy | A government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility; A form of government that places power in the hands of a small, privileged ruling class; the highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices | 30 |
