shinto Flashcards
First religion of japan with the beleif that all of nature kami or spirit
shinto
First religion of japan with the beleif that all of nature kami or spirit
clans
extended families that live together
regent
a person who rules a country for someone who cant rule alone
court
a group of nobles who live near and advise a ruler
Zen Buddhism
A type of buddhism that supports self guidance and self discipline and meditation of quiet thinking
daimyo
large landowmers who hired samurai to protect their land
samurai
trained professional warriors who practiced zen buddhism
shogun
a general who ruled japan surpassing he power of the emporer
figurehead
a leader who appears to be in charge but the real power is someone else
bushido
the ¨way of the warrior¨ or warrior code of behavior
kamikaze
the shinto spirit wind that the japenese believed destroyed invading mongoi fleets
feudalism
a system of protection of which land and people are protected by skilled warriors in an exchange of a piece of land
archipelago
a group of islands
isolation
to be apart from others
Prince Shotoku
prince who introduce many chineses ideas such as language,religion and ways to govern japan
Heian Period
era considered the golden age of prosperity in japan
