Chapter 27 Vocabulary
Aborigine: an area’s original inhabitants
Homogenous: of the same or similar kind of nature.
Culture Hearth: a center where cultures developed and from which ideas and traditions spreading outwards.
Dynasty: a ruling house or continuing family of rulers, especially in China.
Clan: tribal community or large group of people related to one another.
Shogun: military ruler in medieval Japan
Samurai: in medieval Japan, a class of professional soldiers who lived by a strict code of personal honor and loyalty to a noble.
Ideogram: a pictorial character or symbol that represents a specific meaning or ideas.
Shamanism: belief in a leader who can communicate with spirits
Lama: Buddhist religious leader.
Acupuncture: an ancient practice that involves inserting fine needles into the body at specific points in order to cure disease and ease pain
Haiku: form of Japanese poetry originally consisting of 17 syllables and three lines, often about nature.
Calligraphy: the art of beautiful handwriting
Pagoda: a style of architecture most often found in traditional East Asia buildings, marked by gracefully curved tile roofs in the tower style.