chapter15 Flashcards
1
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clans
A
or extended families
2
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Shinto
A
is the traditional religion of Japan
3
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Prince Shotoku
A
is one of the people that was most influential in bringing Chinese ideas to Japan
4
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a regent
A
is a person who rules a country for someone who is unable to rule alone
5
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court
A
is a group of nobles who live near and serve or advise a ruler
6
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Lady Murasaki Shikibu
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is one of the greatest writers in early Japanese history
7
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Zen
A
is a popular new form of Buddhism
8
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daimyo
A
are landowners
9
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samurai
A
or trained professional warriors
10
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figurehead
A
is a person who appears to rule even though real power rests with someone else
11
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shogun
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is a general who ruled Japan in the emperor’s name
12
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structure
A
the base of things
13
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values
A
are rules or things needed
