Japan Vocabulary

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first religion of Japan with the belief that all of nature has kami or spirit

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Shinto

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extended families that live together

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clans

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a group of nobles who live near and advise a ruler

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court

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a type of Buddhism that promotes self-discipline and meditation

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Zen Buddhism

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large landowners who hired samurai to protect their land

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daimyo

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trained professional warriors who practiced Zen Buddhism

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samurai

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a general who ruled japan surpassing the power of the emperor

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shogun

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the way of the warrior, or warrior code of behavior

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bushido

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the Shinto spirit wind that the Japanese believed destroyed invading Mongol fleets

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kamikaze

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a system of protection in which land and people are protected by skilled warriors in exchange for a small portion of land

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feudalism