Unit 5 Vocabulary Pre-Quiz

a spiritual discipline that involves deep relaxation and clearing the mind of distracting thoughts

a Japanese religion that expresses love and respect for nature

a tower-shaped structure with several stories and upturned, tile roofs

a male member of a ruler's court

a period in a nation's past during which its culture and society attained the height of achievement and power

the cultural flowering in Japan that took place between the late 8th and late 12th centuries

a Japanese novel and Heian masterpiece written by Murasaki Shikibu, considered one of the great works of world literature

the head of the military government of Japan in the era of the samurai

a member of a powerful warrior class in Japan

a local lord in Japan in the era of the samurai