| A | B |
|---|
| bushi | one of two names for a Japanese warrior |
| Batu Kahn | led Mongol forces to defeat Russia |
| Tengri | the false god worshipped by the Mongols |
| Confucianism | religious teaching that centered on relationships; discouraged making a profit |
| Age of Exploration | began due to the closing of the East-West trade routes |
| merchants | lowest level of Chinese society; not allowed to serve in government or own property |
| Taoism | developed in China by Lao-tzu; encouraged people to live in harmony with nature |
| Tamerlane | cruel leader whose empire extened from Turkey to India; vicious persecuter of Christians |
| hara-kiri | the act of commiting suicide rather than being captured |
| Bushido | unwritten military code of the samurai requiring loyalty, honor, duty, and courage |
| Shintoism | an ancient form of Japanese religion which began as nature worship |
| shogun | great general |
| Tokyo | became the capital of Japan in 1600 |
| Kublai Kahn | established the Yuan dynasty when he gained control of the Southern Song empire in 1279 |
| Mughals | a faction of Mongols that were more peaceful than their ancestors and enriched India with art and architecture such as the Taj Mahal |
| shamanism | Mongol religion based on the belief in witch doctors and medicine men |
| Buddhism | a religion developed in India which relied on the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path |
