Medieval Japan Vocabulary Words

one of Japan's greatest leaders. He was influential in bringing Buddhism and Chinese ideas to Japan. Wrote the constitution

• Prince Shotoku

• Murasaki Shikibu

• Shinto

• Samurai

A religion based on the teachings of the Buddha.

• Samurai

• Shogun

• Buddhism

• Daimyo

Class of warriors in feudal Japan who pledged loyalty to a noble in return for land.

• Shogun

• Bushido Code

• Murasaki Shikibu

• Samurai

A general who ruled Japan in the emperor's name

• Mt. Fuji

• Guilds

• Shogun

• Prince Shotoku

A Japanese feudal lord who commanded a private army of samurai

• Daimyo

• Shinto

• Bushido Code

• Samurai

code of conduct for samurai during the feudal period in Japan. Like the code of chivalry in medieval Europe

• Murasaki Shikibu

• Guilds

• Shinto

• Bushido Code

Perhaps Japan's greatest author, a woman active at the Heian court who is best known for The Tale of Genji, which she wrote around 1000 C.E.

• Buddha

• Murasaki Shikibu

• Prince Shotoku

• Samurai

A Japanese religion whose followers believe that all things in the natural world are filled with divine spirits

• Guilds

• Daimyo

• Buddhism

• Shinto

medieval business group formed by craftspeople and merchants

• Guilds

• Bushido Code

• Mt. Fuji

• Daimyo

Japan's most famous landmark; Highest mountain and a dormant volcano

• Mt. Haku

• Mt. Yari

• Mt. Kita

• Mt. Fuji