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| central authority figure of ancient china. |
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| based on the teachings of Siddartha Guatama; originated in India. |
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| long routes between china and europe; resulted in interaction with mny cultures. |
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an image a poet uses to carry
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| based on the following tao [way], a universal force underlying all of life. |
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a system that is ruled by different
lords who own lots of land. |
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| writing chineese in a formal way. |
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| focused on importance of family and order in society. |
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| 1050b.c established feudalism. |
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| "way of the gods", japans earliest and only native religion; often had wooden temples. |
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| 1476- civil war in japan=chaos; 158-oda Nobunga defeats rivals and seizes emperical power of Kyoto. |
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| actors act out dramas about history or contemporary life. |
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| cold,cooked rice dressed with vinegar and wrapped in seaweed along with slices of raw or cooked fish,veggies, or egg. |
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| a sytem of writting Japanese |
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| highest mountain in Japan |
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| 1100's Taira and Minamoto fight for power. |
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| religious drama developed in 14th century; oldest form of theatre;wore masks,chanted,sung,stylized gestures. |
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| art of growing miniature trees or plants in pots. |
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| military governors that over see particular religions. |
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| completed the unification of Japan. |
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| the art of paper folding. |
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| japanese painter,draftsman,and wood engraver. |
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| [1603-1868] known as the beginning of the early modern period of japan. |
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| japanese poet,critic,and essayist of the early edo period. |
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| cuty;all female misucal theatre troup. |
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| traditional form of japanese honorable suicide; practiced by japanese feudal class in order to avoid falling into enemy hands. |
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| retainers who were deprived of their place in japanese feudalism. |
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| "cutting the belly" same as hara kiri. |
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| why the author write the book; to inform,express an opinion, to entertain, or persuade. |
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| language that communicates ideas beyond their literal meaning. |
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| the period of time where literary blossoms. |
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| particular way a piece of literature is written. |
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| the writters destinctive vocabulary choices. |
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a short, concise statement that
expresses a general truth. |
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| language that instructs the reader. |
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| new chinese invention spurred from the invention of paper, during the Han Dynasty. |
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| form of japanese poetry; 5 7 5; evolved from tanka poetry. |
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| statement that seems to contradict itself, but reveals truth. |
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| mood or feeling of a literary work. |
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| use of similar words or phrases to express ideas. |
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| a brief story meant to teach a lesson or illustrate a moral truth. |
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| words/phrases that create a visual image for the reader. |
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| setting that takes place in history. |
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| a theme that applies to everyone. |
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japanese lyric poems; "short song" lines: 5 syllable 7 syllables 5 syll. 7 syll. 7 syll. |
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| a brief story that focuses on a single revealing event, sometimes takes from the life of a real person. |
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