Medieval Japan

the traditional religion of Japan based on the worship and respect for nature and ancestors

• Shinto

• meditation

• haiku

• novel

a person who rules in place of an absent or underage emperor

• Prince Shotoku

• regent

• Lady Murasaki Shikibu

• Buddha

a ruler who brought elements of Chinese culture to Japan

• Prince Shotoku

• regent

• Lady Murasaki Shikibu

• Buddha

to affect or change a person or a country

• constitution

• embassy

• feudalism

• influence

a written plan of government with a set of rules that leaders agree to follow

• embassy

• constitution

• regent

• novel

a religion that stresses self discipline and simplicity

• Zen

• meditation

• Shinto

• haiku

a spiritual practice where a person clears the mind of distractions so they can focus and relax

• Zen

• meditation

• Shinto

• haiku

a japanese poem that has 3 lines of 5 syllables, 7 , then 5

• a novel

• shinto

• constitution

• haiku

a large landowner in medieval Japan

• emperor

• daimyo

• samurai

• shogun

a trained warrior who belongs to a private army

• emperor

• daimyo

• samurai

• shogun