TEST JAPAN Flashcards
Shinto
First religion of japan with belief that all nature has kami or spirit
clans
extended families that lived together
regent
a person who rules a country for someone who is unable to rule alone.
court
a group of nobles who lived near and advise a ruler
Zen Buddhism
a type of buddhism that promotes self-discipline (self-guidance) and meditation or quite thinking
daimyo
large landowner who hired samurai to protect their land
samurai
trained professional warriors who practiced 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 “way of warrior” or warrior code of behavior
kamikaze
the shinto spirit wind that the japanese believed destroyed invading mongol fleets
feudalism
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.japan was isolated from other countries due to its geography
Prince Shotoku
prince who introduced many chinese ideas such as, language, religion, and ways to given to japan