7th Grade Chapter 15 Vocab Review

An extended family

• Clans

• Shinto

• Regent

The traditional religion of Japan

• Clans

• Shinto

• Regent

A person who rules a country for someone who is unable to rule alone

• Clans

• Shinto

• Regent

A group of nobles who live near and serve or advise a ruler

• Court

• Zen

• Daimyo

A form of Buddhism that emphasizes meditation

• Court

• Zen

• Daimyo

Large landowners of feudal Japan

• Court

• Zen

• Daimyo

A trained professional warrior in feudal Japan

• Samurai

• Figurehead

• Shogun

A person who appears to rule even though real power rests with someone else

• Samurai

• Figurehead

• Shogun

A general who ruled Japan in the emperor's name

• Samurai

• Figurehead

• Shogun

A popular Japanese ruler who brought many Chinese ideas to Japan

• Prince Shotoku

• Lady Murasaki Shikibu