Medieval Japan Vocabulary

person under the protection of a feudal lord

• shogun

• constitution

• vassal

• animism

an expanse of water with many scattered islands

• tsunami

• vassal

• martial arts

• archipelago

basic laws that define the role of government

• guild

• meditation

• samurai

• constitution

military governor who ruled Japan

• vassal

• sect

• shogun

• maritime

mental exercise done to reach spiritual awareness

• sect

• vassal

• meditation

• guild

belief in spirits that exist separately from bodies

• volcano

• shogun

• sect

• animism

a belief that some people communicate with spirits

• maritime

• samurai

• shamanism

• constitution

sports that involve combat and self-defense

• samurai

• martial arts

• shogun

• animism

the system of service between a lord and those loyal to that lord

• samurai

• feudalism

• guild

• meditation

warrior who served a Japanese lord

• meditation

• martial arts

• samurai

• feudalism