Japan

Shinto

• The name for a divine being or spiritual force in the Shinto way of life.
• The traditional way of life of Japan. It helps people communicate with kami.
• This person was a trained warrior during the feudal period in Japan. This person protected the daimyo.
• This was the name given to the code of the samurai. It stressed loyalty and obedience above the individual samurai life.

Kami

• Name given to a great lord of feudal Japan who held a large estate at the pleasure of the shoguns.
• The waters surrounding Japan kept Japan isolated and protected in medieval times.
• The name for a divine being or spiritual force in the Shinto way of life.
• This was the name given to the code of the samurai. It stressed loyalty and obedience above the individual samurai life.

Regent

• A person who was appointed to rule if a child succeeded to the throne and was not yet old enough to rule.
• The traditional way of life of Japan. It helps people communicate with kami.
• The foreign policy of Japan beginning in the 17th Century that closed off Japan from the rest of the world. Many people in Japan worried that Europeans would have too much influence in Japan without this policy.
• This was the name given to the code of the samurai. It stressed loyalty and obedience above the individual samurai life.

Bushido

• This was a form of traditional Japanese drama that included unique songs, mime, and dance.
• Kublai Khan, the Mongol emperor of China, sent armies to conquer Japan in 1274. A great storm sank their Mongol ships and forced them to retreat back to China.
• The foreign policy of Japan beginning in the 17th Century that closed off Japan from the rest of the world. Many people in Japan worried that Europeans would have too much influence in Japan without this policy.
• This was the name given to the code of the samurai. It stressed loyalty and obedience above the individual samurai life.

Samurai

• The "Great Unifier" of Japan in the 16th Century who employed European tactics such as using guns in battle. By his death this daimyo controlled almost half of Japan.
• This person was a trained warrior during the feudal period in Japan. This person protected the daimyo.
• This was the name given to the code of the samurai. It stressed loyalty and obedience above the individual samurai life.
• In medieval Japanese society the emperor was considered the top of society followed by the shogun (military leaders) and daimyo (large landowners). Under these were the samurai followed by peasants, artisans, and merchants.

Zen Buddhism

• This was the Japanese form of Buddhism which focused on meditation, self-discipline, and simplicity.
• The traditional way of life of Japan. It helps people communicate with kami.
• This was the name given to the code of the samurai. It stressed loyalty and obedience above the individual samurai life.
• The "Great Unifier" of Japan in the 16th Century who employed European tactics such as using guns in battle. By his death this daimyo controlled almost half of Japan.

Kabuki

• This was the name given to the code of the samurai. It stressed loyalty and obedience above the individual samurai life.
• This was a form of traditional Japanese drama that included unique songs, mime, and dance.
• Kublai Khan, the Mongol emperor of China, sent armies to conquer Japan in 1274. A great storm sank their Mongol ships and forced them to retreat back to China.
• A Japanese poem that contains seventeen syllables. There are five syllables in the first line, seven syllables in the second line, and five syllables in the third line.

Haiku

• A Japanese poem that contains seventeen syllables. There are five syllables in the first line, seven syllables in the second line, and five syllables in the third line.
• The traditional way of life of Japan. It helps people communicate with kami.
• A person who was appointed to rule if a child succeeded to the throne and was not yet old enough to rule.
• The foreign policy of Japan beginning in the 17th Century that closed off Japan from the rest of the world. Many people in Japan worried that Europeans would have too much influence in Japan without this policy.

Daimyo

• In medieval Japanese society the emperor was considered the top of society followed by the shogun (military leaders) and daimyo (large landowners). Under these were the samurai followed by peasants, artisans, and merchants.
• This was the name given to the code of the samurai. It stressed loyalty and obedience above the individual samurai life.
• Name given to a great lord of feudal Japan who held a large estate at the pleasure of the shoguns.
• The "Great Unifier" of Japan in the 16th Century who employed European tactics such as using guns in battle. By his death this daimyo controlled almost half of Japan.

Shogun

• This was the name given to the code of the samurai. It stressed loyalty and obedience above the individual samurai life.
• This person was the ultimate commander in the Japanese Army. Even though there was an emperor this person often made all of the important decisions.
• This 11th Century Japanese novel tells the story of life in the imperial city of Kyoto and is widely considered to be the first novel.
• In medieval Japanese society the emperor was considered the top of society followed by the shogun (military leaders) and daimyo (large landowners). Under these were the samurai followed by peasants, artisans, and merchants.