Key terms 4

Groups of people who move from place to place in search of food, water, and pasture.

• roamers

• nomads

• farmers

A type of grassland in Central Asia that supports pasturing animals.

• steppe

• pasture

• prairie

This title means “Great Ruler”, and was given to the Mongol leader Temujin in 1206.

• Mohammad Ali

• Pharoah

• Chinggis Khan

This was a maritime empire based on the island of Sumatra in modern Indonesia.

• Srivijaya

• Buddhists

• India

Refers to thousands of different castes in India.

• Classes

• Vedas

• Jati

The Chinese educated elite, whose officials had usually passed the civil service examination.

• Snobs

• Scholar-official class

• Priests

A system of printing.

• Newspaper

• Literature

• Movable type

A system in Japan where an emperor retired to a Buddhist monastery but continued to exercise power.

• Oyster Government

• Cloistered Government

• Remote Government

This literary masterpiece about Japanese court life was written by Lady Murasaki.

• The Tale of Genji

• The Way of the Warrior

• The Wetness of Water

The code of conduct for samurai, meaning “the way of the warrior”.

• Bushido

• Chivalry

• Guy Code