Rise of the Yamato Dynasty

Shogun: one of a line of military governors ruling Japan until the revolution of 1867–68

sect:  a dissenting or schismatic religious body

dissent: to differ in opinion

schism: division, separation

Neolithic: of or relating to the latest period of the Stone Age characterized by polished stone implements

nomad: a member of a people who have no fixed residence but move from place to place usually seasonally and within a well-defined territory

game changer: a newly introduced element or factor that changes an existing situation or activity in a significant way

coalesce: to unite into a whole

envoy: a minister plenipotentiary accredited to a foreign government who ranks between an ambassador and a minister resident

dispatch: to send off or away with promptness or speed

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