shogunate Japan - vocab Flashcards
spell the island in the middle of Japan
Honshu
spell the island in the far south of Japan
Kyushu
spell the island left out
Shikoku
who is in the top social class what do they do
the emperor , figurehead of Japan
who was under the emperor? what did they do?
Shogun, military leader who ruled Japan
Who was under Shogun, what did they do
Daimyo, noble lords
who is under daimyo, what are they
Samurai, a paid soldier
who is under samurai
Ronin, master less samurai
who were under ronins what did they do
peasants, farmers and fisherman (90% population)
Who was under peasants what did they do
artisans, craft people
who was under artisans what did they do
merchants, sales people
who was outside the hierarchy
outcasts (slaves)
spell the island in the far north of Japan
Hokkaido
what was Bushido
military code with 4 main principals
