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| a gift of money or property paid at the time of marriage, either by the bride's parents to her husband or in Islamic societies, by a husband to his wife |
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| seperate territories into which Genghis Khan's empire was split, each under the rule of one of his sons |
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| ceramic made of fine clay baked at very high temperatures |
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| "those who serve," Japanese warriors smiliar to the knights of medieval Europe |
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| "great names,"heads of noble families in Japan who controlled vast landed estates and relied on samurai for protection |
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| sect of Buddhism;teachings of the elders;Buddhism is a way of life; understanding oneself chief way to achieve nirvana |
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| sect of Buddhism; nirvana is achieved through devotion to Buddha; Nirvana is a true heaven, not just a release from the wheel of life |
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| "general," a powerful military leader in Japan |
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| the Japanese system of centralized government under a shogun, who exercised actual power while the emperor was reduced to a figurehead |
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| "the way of the warrior,"the strict code by which Japanese Samurai were supposed to live |
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| "the sacred way" or "the way of the Gods" the Japanese state religion; among its doctrines are the divinity of the emperor and the sacred ness of the Japanese nation |
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| a sect of Buddhism that became popular with Japanese aristocrats and became part of the samurai's code of behavior |
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| Emperor who invited his true love to hang herself so that someone would be accountable for the war and strife in the country |
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| explorer from Venice who described China (Hangzhou) to Europeans |
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| famous Chinese female ruler |
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| same person as Temujin, "stong ruler"; leader of the Mongols in 1206 created strong Mongol Empire' died in 1227 |
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| Genghis Khan's grandson; Mongol ruler who created the largest land empire in history: defeated the Song dynasty in China |
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| Japanese ruler who created a centralized government (7th century) where the ruler was portrayed as a divine figure |
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| Japanese ruler who founded the Kamakura shogunate; Emperor remained ruler in name only; Shogun held the real power |
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| Turkish Muslim ruler who conquered much of India |
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| ruler of the Mongol state based in Samarkand |
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| leader who formed the Kingdom of Angkor |
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| Hindu Temple built in present-day Cambodia; Construction took 40 years and as much stone as Egypt's great pyramid |
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