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Vocabulary: Feudal Japan Unit 12. Archipelago. A large group or chain of islands. Clan. a group of people interrelated by ancestry or marriage. A ristocracy. Government or state ruled by an elite, or privileged upper class. H ierarchy.
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Archipelago • A large group or chain of islands
Clan • agroupofpeopleinterrelated by ancestryormarriage
Aristocracy • Government or state ruled by an elite, or privileged upper class
Hierarchy • a system of persons or things arranged in a gradedorder
Shogun • “supreme general of the emperor’s army” or a person containing the powers of a military dictator.
Samurai • Loyal warrior to a lord that served as a bodyguard. • Code of Bushido-courage, reverence for gods, fairness and generosity toward the weaker
Artisan • a skilled workman; craftsman
Patriarch • aperson regarded asthefather or founder of anorder, class, etc.
Density • the number of inhabitants, dwellings, or the like, per unit area
Chivalry • thecombination of qualitiesexpected of an ideal knight, especially courage, honor, justice, and a readiness to help the weak