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Jomon People
Peaceful nomadic people in Japan during the Neolithic Age who made pottery
Archipelago
Group of Islands (Japan)
Kami
Deity or divine object in Shinto Japanese religion
Fujiwara clan
Powerful japanese ruling family during the Nara and Heian period
Tale of Genji
Japanese literature by Murasaki Shikibu, love/court story
Ainu
Indigenous culture of Japan b4 Yamato who populated north Honshu and the island of Hokkaido
Minamoto Clan
Founding family of Kamakura shogunate after Heian, increasing central govt/feudalism
Shogun
The leader under the titular emperor who had actual power
Yamato
An ancient province of central Japan, also referring to Japanese ppl or japan as a whole
Seppuku
Form of suicide, honorable samurai death
Feudalism
System of mutual obligation between lords and vassals (who supported/protected lords)
Murasaki Shikibu
Author of Tale of Genji, poet, and lady-in-waiting at the imperial court during Heian period
Daimyo
Feudal rulers in Japan who owned vast estates of land
Bushido
Strict “way of warrior” samurai code
Heian Era
794, Capital city Kyoto, Fujiwara clan, strong Chinese religious etc influences