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3170811739BushidoBushidō, literally meaning "the way of the warrior", is a Japanese word for the way of the samurai life, loosely analogous to the concept of chivalry. "Bushido" is a modern term rather than a historical one. The "way" itself originates from the samurai moral values, most commonly stressing some combination of frugality, loyalty, martial arts mastery, and honor unto death0
3170842216Chivalrythe combination of qualities expected of an ideal knight, esp courage, honour, justice, and a readiness to help the weak1
3170931808christendomthe Christian world2
3170941012civil service exam system/examination systemsystem of competitive examinations for recruiting officials that linked state and society and dominated education3
3170954959crusadesany of the military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Europe in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Muslims.4
3170959765dar al-islamis the area of the world under the rule of Islam5
3170994247entrepotcommercial center where goods are received for distribution, transshipment, or repackaging.6
3170999777feudalisma political system based on reciprocal relationships7
3171058241fiefsa fee or feud held of a feudal lord; a tenure of land subject to feudal obligations8
3171062398gentryan upper or ruling class; aristocracy9
3171072673grand canal in chinalongest canal or artificial river in the world and a famous tourist destination10
3171081493guildsan organization of persons with related interests, goals, etc., especially one formed for mutual aid or protection11
3171094656hajjthe pilgrimage to Mecca, which every adult Muslim is supposed to make at least once in his or her lifetime: the fifth of the Pillars of Islam.12
3171100005kow towkneel and touch the ground with the forehead in worship or submission as part of Chinese custom13
3171105692manorialismits principles and practices in the Middle Ages.14
3171113410serfsperson in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another15
3171138454sharialaw, seen as deriving from the Koran16
3171144904southernizationcame from the observation that "Southern" values and beliefs had become more central to political success, reaching an apogee in the 1990s, with a Democratic president and vice-president from the South and Congressional leaders in both parties being from the South17
3171175577sufimember of an ascetic, mystical Muslim sect18

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