Feudal Japan Defs

Question 1

Shogun

Answer 1

The Japanese emperor’s chief military adviser and hereditary commander-in-chief, with the duty to protect Japan from foreign invasion

Question 2

Daimyo

Answer 2

Great feudal lords of Japan during the Classical and shogunate periods

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Vassal

Answer 3

A person who holds land for a lord, and in return pledges loyalty and service to him

Question 4

Period

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A length or portion of time.

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Tokugawa Shogunate

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the last feudal Japanese military government, which existed between 1603 and 1867. The head of government was the shogun, and each was a member of the Tokugawa clan.

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Ashikaga Shogunate

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A feudal samurai government ruled by the shoguns of the Ashikaga family.

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Kamakura Shogunate

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The Kamakura shogunate was a Japanese feudal military government of imperial-aristocratic rule that ruled from 1185 to 1333.

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Heian

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The last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185.

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Clan

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A large group of closely related people

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Bushido

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The way of the warrior; the rules that prescribed correct behaviour for all samurai

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Samurai

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The warrior class in Japan during the Classical and shogunate periods

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Emperor

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A ruler of an empire.

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Sakoku

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The foreign policy of Japan under which no foreigner or Japanese could enter or leave the country on penalty of death

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Isolationism

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The policy of socially isolating yourself from other groups. Especially countries or empires.