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The Samurai bushido emphasized that the brevity and uncertainty of life require preparedness and anticipation, summed up in the mantra (1 pt e/c):

For each term in the left column, select the correct definition from the drop-down menus.

______ was an avant-garde approach to modernizing womanhood that emphasized women’s autonomy.

The _ formed a community based on the radical idea that monogamy in marriage meant that one could not focus solely on God, therefore people should not be monogamous and could have sex with many partners.

Ethics is the philosophical study of moral judgments. 

Sun Tzu’s The Art of War is probably the world’s oldest treatise on military strategy and methods; Tzu’s book teaches that warfare should not be taken lightly, that winning requires both knowledge of one’s opponent and being realistic about oneself, and that one should use force as a last resort. According to Sun Tzu, the enemy should not be utterly crushed, but must taste bitterness.    

Mainstream Buddhism in Japan taught that women could reach nirvana, but only after being reincarnated as a male. (1 pt extra credit) 

For ancient Greek thinkers, philosophy could describe the careful consideration of any subject matter; today, philosophy addresses fundamental questions unanswered by other fields of knowledge.    

Estrogen increases the likelihood of pregnancy by causing cervical mucus to become thin and watery.

Which cells form the Blood-Testis Barrier: