flash cards ss japan
(11 cards)
the importance of purity, harmony, respect for nature, family respect, and subordination of the individual before the group
Shintoism
establishing courtly ranks and a constitution to encouraging the spread of Buddhism and sending envoys to China.
Prince shotoku
the animism god
Kami
the loyalty for family and government
Confucianism
the guy who runs the show
Shogun
the military of japan
Samurai
the way of warrior, the codex of Samurai during feudal Japan which promoted the importance of loyalty, honor and martial arts.
Bushido
any of the largest and most powerful landholding magnates in Japan from about the 10th century until the latter half of the 19th century
Daimyo
the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185.
Hein Period
the Gateway to Sacred Ground.
Torii
the belief that everything in nature is alive
Animism