definitons japan and shoguns Flashcards
samurai
a member in a powerful military castle
zen
the value of meditation and intuition rather than ritual worship
buddhism
a widespread asian religion or philosophy.
confucianism
a system of philosophical and ethical teachings
bushido
the code of honour and morals developed by the japanese samurai
daimyo
one of the great lords who were vassals of the shoguns
shinto
a japanese religion incorporating the worship of ancestors and nature spirit and belief in sacred power (kami).
kami
a divine being in the shinto religion
kofu
a city in central japan
shogun
military dictators who ruled every aspect of japanese life
emperor
had little political power but had ceremonial significance
archipelago
an extensive group of islands
merchants
the social class that made there living by making and selling not necessary goods and didn’t produce anything for themselves
island
a piece of land surrounded by water
origami
japanese paper folding
