Japan Map and Vocab

Extended Families

• Clans

• Shinto

• Court

• Ronin

The traditional religion of Japan

• Clans

• Shinto

• Ronin

• Shogun

A group of nobles who live near and serve or advise or ruler

• Daimyo

• Shinto

• Court

• Shogun

A popular form of Buddhism that arrived from China

• Islam

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Zen

Japans large landowners

• Merchants

• Daimyo

• Farmers

• Tenents

Trained professional warriors

• Generals

• Warriors

• Marksmen

• Samurai

A person who appears to rule even though real power rests with someone else

• Figurehead

• Leader

• Bushido

• Mayor

A general who ruled Japan in the emperor's name

• Daimyo

• Clans

• Shogun

• Samurai

The samurai code of rules

• mandate of heaven

• bushido

• constitution

• law code

Least; warriors for hire

• generals

• ronin

• shogun

• merchants