Form of Buddhism that focuses on self-discipline, simplicity, and meditation
Zen
Japan’s original religion involves worship gods believed to be found in nature
Shinto
Japanese from of Poetry that has 17 syllables arranged in lines of 5,7,and 5 syllables
Haiku
Noble who had large landholdings and and a private army
Daimyo
Profession soldiers of japan
Samurai
Person in feudal society who received land and protection from lords in return for loyalty
Vassal
Japanese military leaders who ruled on the emperors behalf
Shoguns
Kingdom on the Korean Peninsula, established in the 900s from which present day Korea takes its name
Koryo
Ceramic pottery with a thin blue or green glaze perfected in Korea
Celadon
Empire that began in the 500s and had gained control of much of mainland Southeast Asia by the 800s
Khmer empire
Temple complex built on the indochinese peninsula in the 1100s the worlds largest religious structure
Angkor wat
Independent kingdom established by the Vietnamese after they drove the Chinese from the indochinese peninsula in the 900s
Dai viet
Muslim from Central Asia who conquered northern India in the 1500s
Mughals
General who led the Mughal conquest of northern India
Babur
Mughal emperor who showed wisdom in governing his empire
Akbar
Weak Mughal emperor;the son of Akbar
Jahangir
Wife of Mughal emperor jahangir; held the true power during her husband’s reign
Nur jahan
Jahangirs son, who became the emperor of the Mughal empire in 1628
Shah jahan
Beautiful tomb built by shah jahan to honor his wife, mumtaz mahal
Taj Mahal
Shah Johan’s son who became the emperor in 1658
Aurangzeb
Founder of the Ottoman Empire in Asia Minor in the early 1300s
Osman
Imperial council that advised the sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Divan
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire in the 1500s who organized an effective legal code
Suleyman 1
Members of an elite Fighting force in the Ottoman Empire made up mainly of slaves
Janissaries