China and Japan Vocabulary

A system of government with many departments and bureaus led by appointed officials.

• Feudalism

• Shogun

• Merit System

• Bureaucracy

People are promoted and hired based on their talent and skills, rather than wealth or social status.

• Merit System

• Bushido

• Feudalism

• Shinto

A man who passed civil service examinations and was qualified for government jobs.

• Daiymo

• Scholar-Official

• Bushido

• Sammurai

Text carved into blocks of wood.

• Block Printing

• Noh

• Kabuki

• Kami

A system of moral behavior, based on the teachings of Confucius.

• Shinto

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

• Bushido

A holy being that represents a spirit of nature, sacred place, ancestor, or clan in Japanese culture.

• Shogun

• Daimyo

• Noh

• Kami

A supreme military leader.

• Samurai

• Shogun

• Daimyo

• Bushido

A social system in which a landowner grants people land in exchange for military service or labor.

• Bushido

• Feudalism

• Bureaucracy

• Shinto

Local land-owning lords.

• Daimyo

• Shogun

• Scholar-Official

• Samurai

A highly trained warrior.

• Bushido

• Daimyo

• Shogun

• Samurai