| A | B |
|---|
| diety | a god or goddess |
| sultanate | a muslim kingdom |
| shah | a muslim ruler |
| taj mahal | a tomb in shah jahan for his wife |
| janissary corps | the elite infinatry unit of the ottoman army |
| millet | a seperate community for jews or christians with it's own religious leader |
| calligraphy | the art of fine writing |
| zen buddism | a buddhist sect that emphasizes enlightment through mediation and stresses simplicity and discipline |
| archipelago | a large group of islands |
| clan | a group of families or a small tribal community |
| Shinto | early japanese religion based upon respect for the forces of nature |
| shogun | one of the military leaders who ruled japan in the name of the emperor |
| samurai | a class of noble-warriors in feudal japan |
| bushido | the code of behavior followed by japanese samauri |
| daimyo | a local lord in traditional japanese socitey |
