Japan Flashcards
Shunti
which is a native Japanese religion meaning
etiqette
a code of correct behavior and appearance, was also extremely important
feualism
a social and economic system in which peasant farmers worked land for a landowner and by paying a price and giving their loyalty, they were protected by the owner’s samurai
samurai
loyal warriors who lived according to a demanding code of behavior called bushido
bushido
the “way of the warrior” a samurai was expected to show reckless courage, reverence for the gods, fairness, and generosity toward those weaker than himself
daimyo
territorial lords who protected those loyal to them with a private army of samurai
kabuki
in which actors in elaborate costumes using music, dance, and mime, performed skits about urban life
haiku
which is a type of poetry that does not express ideas but presents images