vocabulary- Chapter 8 Medieval Japan

clan

• an extended family

• a group of nobles who live near and serve or advise a ruler.

• large landowners of feudal Japan

• a trained professional soldier in feudal Japan

court

• a group of nobles who live near and serve or advise a ruler.

• an extended family

• a person who rules a country for someone who is unable to rule alone.

• large landowners of feudal Japan

regent

• a person who rules a country for someone who is unable to rule alone.

• an extended family

• a group of nobles who live near and serve or advise a ruler.

• large landowners of feudal Japan

daimyo

• large landowners of feudal Japan

• an extended family

• a person who rules a country for someone who is unable to rule alone.

• a group of nobles who live near and serve or advise a ruler.

Prince Shotoku

• Japanese regent, he was one of Japan's greatest leaders. He was influential in bringing Buddhism and Chinese ideas to Japan.

• Japanese noble and writer, she wrote The Tale of Genji, the world's first known novel.

• a person who rules a country for someone who is unable to rule alone.

• a general who ruled Japan in the emperor's name

Lady Murasaki Shikibu

• Japanese noble and writer, she wrote The Tale of Genji, the world's first known novel.

• Japanese regent, he was one of Japan's greatest leaders. He was influential in bringing Buddhism and Chinese ideas to Japan.

• a person who appears to rule even though real power rests with someone else.

• a general who ruled Japan in the emperor's name

Shinto

• the traditional religion of Japan

• an extended family

• a form of Buddhism that emphasizes meditation.

• the code of honor followed by the Samurai in Japan

Zen

• a form of Buddhism that emphasizes meditation.

• the traditional religion of Japan

• the code of honor followed by the Samurai in Japan

• the way something is set up or organized

samurai

• a trained professional soldier in feudal Japan

• large landowners of feudal Japan

• a group of nobles who live near and serve or advise a ruler.

• a general who ruled Japan in the emperor's name

figurehead

• a person who appears to rule even though real power rests with someone else.

• the way something is set up or organized

• a general who ruled Japan in the emperor's name

• a person who rules a country for someone who is unable to rule alone.