1. CHAPTER 23 VOCAB REVIEW

2. a family of rulers

3. dynasty

4. the tallest mountain and active volcano in Japan.

5. Mount Fuji

6. an area of volcanic activity along the borders of the Pacific Ocean.

7. Ring of Fire

8. . a hurricane that occurs in the western Pacific Ocean.

9. typhoon

10. the highest mountain peak in the world, located in the Himalayas on the border of China and Nepal.

11. Mount Everest

12. This person initially led the Mongols that invaded China in 1211.

13. Genghis Khah

14. In 1279, this person conquered China’s Song Dynasty, created the Yuan Dynasty, and established a capital at Ta-tu.

15. Kublai Klan

16. This person developed a philosophy that taught the importance of moral character, belief that individuals should take responsibility for the state of their society, and rulers, like good fathers, should take care of the people and be kind to them.

17. Confucious

18. The most influential branch of Buddhism practiced in Japan, which emphasizes that people can achieve enlightenment suddenly. A person has to focus intensely to understand certain concepts, called koans (statements/questions that make little sense).

19. Zen

20. the administration of a government through departments called bureaus.

21. bureaucracy

22. a Japanese warrior who pledged to serve a particular lord and protect his estate.

23. samurai

24. a group of families who trace their descent from a common ancestor.

25. clan

26. a Japanese religion that developed around 300 B.C. The name means “the way of the gods”. It teaches that supernatural beings (kami) live in all objects and forces of nature.

27. Shinto

28. the person who developed the philosophy of Taoism and wrote a the main Taoist book that described a force that guides the universe.

29. Lao Tzu

30. This described life at Heian-kyo’s imperial court. It was the world’s first novel, written by Lady Murasaki Shikibu of Japan in the 11 th century.

31. The Tale of Genji

32. in feudal Japan, the emperor’s chief general, who held most of the country’s power.

33. shogun

34. The golden age of Japanese culture, from 794 – 1185.

35. Heian Age

36. Chinese philosophy founded by Lao Tzu. It is a belief in a force that means “way of nature.” A person’s greatest achievement is to find harmony with nature.

37. Taoism