Medieval Japan

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

• Shinto

• meditation

• haiku

• novel

a religion that stresses self discipline and simplicity

• Zen

• meditation

• Shinto

• haiku

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

• constitution

• 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

a military leader who ruled on the emperor's behalf

• emperor

• daimyo

• samurai

• shogun

the belief that all natural things are alive and have their own spirits

• animism
• meditation
• vassal
• tanka

The bond of loyalty between a lord and those to whom he has given land

• vassal
• clan
• feudalism
• constitution

What does Bushido mean?

• the "way of the warrior"

• the "noble art"

• the "way of the gods"

• the "divine art of war"

Which of these are not charcteristics of bushido?

• honor
• bravery
• respecting others
• fleeing in battle