1. Chapters 20 Vocabulary
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2. Line of rulers from a single family that holds power for a long time
Dynasty
Line of rulers from a single family that holds power for a long time

3. Porcelain
High-quality kind of pottery that can be very thin and is covered with a shiny coating

4. A count of the number of people living in an area or country
Census
A count of the number of people living in an area or country

5. Novel
Long fictional story

6. Military leader who ruled Japan in early times
Shogun
Military leader who ruled Japan in early times

7. Powerful land-owning warrior in Japan
Samurai
Powerful land-owning warrior in Japan

8. Spheres of Influence
An area of a country where a single foreign power has been granted exclusive trading rights

9. Chapters 21 Vocabulary
Mr. Greaser

10. Human Rights
Basic freedoms and rights, such as freedom of speech, that all people should enjoy

11. Being forced to live outside one’s country for political reasons
Exile
Being forced to live outside one’s country for political reasons

12. Huge urban area made up of several large cities and nearby communities
Megalopolis
Huge urban area made up of several large cities and nearby communities

13. Intensive Agriculture
Kind of farming that involves growing crops on every available piece of usable land

14. Trade Deficit
Situation that occurs when the value of a country’s imports is higher than the value of its exports

15. Straw mats that are traditionally used to cover floors in Japan
Tatami
Straw mats that are traditionally used to cover floors in Japan

16. Kimono
Traditional Japanese clothing; a long robe, usually made of silk, with an open neck and large sleeves held in place by a wide sash

17. Anime
Japanese style of animation that arose in the late 1900’s and appears in comic books and cartoons

18. Haiku
Form of Japanese poetry known for being short and follow a specific structure

19. Highly prized style of pottery that has a greenish tint
Celadon
Highly prized style of pottery that has a greenish tint

20. Hangul
Writing system developed in the 1400’s to write the Korean language in which characters represent sounds rather than ideas

21. Demilitarized Zone
Area in which neighboring countries agree not to place any soldiers or weapons

22. Land Reform
Policy of South Korean government that broke large estates into smaller family farms and provided fertilizer for farmers