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| Cultural Diffusion | a way of transmitting ideas or ways of doing things from one country to another |
| Amida Buddhism | a belief that you could reach nirvana by reciting 70,000 times a day |
| Zen Buddhism | A branch of the religion which emphasized effort and discipline-meditation |
| Shinto | Early Japanese religion which worshipped natural spirits or kami |
| Buddha | A man originally named Siddhartha Gautama who lived in India and began the religion of Buddhism-an enlightened one |
| Uji | A term for clan/clan leader |
| Imperial | Belonging or related to an Emperor |
| Aristocracy | A Ruling class of nobles |
| Clans | large related family groups |
| Centralized Government | one strong government run from a capital city |
| Nara | Ancient Japanese Capital-Chinese style |
| Pagodas | A tower shaped structure with several stories and roofs (odd numbered) |
| Heian Period | Golden Age of Japan |
| Kyota | Heian-kyo-the City of Peace and Tranquility checkerboard layout |
| Samurai | a powerful warrior class in Japan |
| Daimyos | A local lord in Japan in the era of the samurai |
| Shogun | Head of the Military Government |
| Kimona | Colorful robes made of silk |
| Code of Bushido | Samurai Code of honor-fair and honest, fearless of death |
| Seppuku | Ritual Suicide |
