Vocabulary
Chapters 12-14
Economy- organized way in which people produce, sell, and buy things
Reforms- changes that brought improvements
Monasteries- where people meditate and worship
Porcelain- made of fine clay and baked at high temperatures
Tribes- groups of related family
Gobi- vast desert that covered parts of Mongolia and china
Treason- disloyalty to government
Census- count of the number of people
Novels- long fictional stories
Barbarians- uncivilized people
Griot- story teller
Axum- city state
Dhows- sailboats
Clan- group of people descended from the same ancestors
Sultan- leader
Swahili- language
Constitution- plan of government
Shrines- holy places
Samurai- warriors
Shogun- commander of all emperors military forces
Daimyo- territories headed by powerful military lords
Vassal- assistant of a daimyo
Feudalism- bond between vassal and daimyo
Sect- small religious group
Martial arts- sports that involve combat and self defense
Meditation- long time of prayer while sitting silent and motionlessy
Calligraphy- the art of writing beautifully
Tanka- older form of poetry
Guild- group formed to protect and increase profits