japan Flashcards
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shintoism
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way of the spirits, no god and no text, just believed in many gods.
2
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kami
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gods
3
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prince shotoku
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he gave Japan a strong, well- organized government, and created a constitution.
4
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Confucianism
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philosophic religion
5
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shogun
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commander of the military forces
6
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samurai
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a warrior who served a Japanese lord and lived by a strict code of loyalty
7
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bushido
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strict code
8
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daimyo
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large and powerful
9
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hein period
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the period when Japan became independent and stopped relying on China for ideas
10
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torii
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architect for shintoism
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