Japan Vocab Flashcards
to know what each cards are.
Shinto
The first religion of Japan that believes all nature has spirit.
Clans
Extended families that live together.
Regent
a person who rules a country for someone who is unable to rule alone.
Court
a group of nobles who live near and advise a ruler.
Zen Buddhism
a Buddhism that promotes self discipline and meditation.
Daimyo
large landowner that hire samurais to protect their land.
samurai
Trained professional warriors who practice Zen Buddhism
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.
bushido
the warrior code.
kamikaze
The shinto spirit wind that the Japanese believed destroyed invading Mongols fleets.
feudalism
land and people are protected for skilled warriors in exchanges for small land.
archipelago
a group of islands
isolation
from
Heian Period
golden age of prosperity
