Japan Flashcards
Shinto
First religion of Japan with the belief that all of nature has kami or spirit.
clans
Extended families that live together.
samurai
Trained professional warriors who practiced Zen Buddhism.
Zen Buddhism
A type of Buddhism that promotes self-discipline or self-guidance and meditation or quiet thinking.
bushido
The “way of the warrior” or warrior code of behavior.
court
A group of nobles who live near and advise a ruler.
regent
A person who rules a country for someone who is unable to rule alone.
daimyo (dy-mee-oh)
Large landowners who hired samurai to protect their land.
shogun
A general who ruled Japan surpassing the power of the emperor.
figurehead
A leader who appears to be in charge, but the real power is with someone else.
kamikaze (ka-mi-kah-zee)
The Shinto spirit wind that the Japanese believed destroyed invading Mongol fleets.
feudalism
(foo-duh-liz-um)
A system of protection in which land and people are protected by skilled warriors in exchange for a small portion of land.
archipelago
A group of islands.
isolation
To be apart from others.
Heian Period
Era considered the golden age of prosperity in Japan.
