Feudalism in Japan Flashcards
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Shinto
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The way of the gods.
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Etiquette
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Conventional requirements for social behavior.
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Feudalism
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in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles, while the peasants (villeins or serfs) were obliged to live on their lord’s land and give him homage, labor, and a share of the produce, notionally in exchange for military protection.
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Samurai
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A member of a powerful military caste in feudal Japan.
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Bushido
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The code of honor a samurai lived by.
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Daimyo
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Who were vassals of the shogun.
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Kabuki
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Popular drama of Japan.
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Haiku
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A major form of Japanese verse, written in 17 syllables divided into 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables.
