Shinto
The first religion of Japan to believe that all nature has kami or religion
- clans
extended families that live together
- regent
A person who rules a century or someone who is unable to rule alone
- court
A group of nobles who live near and advise a ruler.
- Zen Buddhism
A type of Buddhism that promotes self-discipline and meditation or quiet thinking.
- daimyo (dy-mee-oh)
Large landowners hired samurai to protect their land
trained professional warriors who practiced Zen Buddhism.
- samurai
Trained professional warriors that practice zen Buddhism
- shogun
A leader who appears to be in charge but the real power is with someone else.
The warrior code of behavior
- figurehead
Where somebody appears to be in charge but the power is with somebody else.
- kamikaze (ka-mi-kah-zee)
The Shinto spirit is what the Japanese believed destroyed invading Mongol fleets.
- bushido
The warrior code of behavior
- feudalism
(foo-duh-Liz-um)
Skilled warriors protect a system of protection in which land and people in exchange portion of land.
- archipelago
A group of islands
- isolation
To be apart from others.
- Prince Shotoku
Prince introduced many Chinese ideas such as language religion and ways to govern Japan
Eras is considered the golden age of prosperity in Japan.
- Heian Peri
Eras is considered the golden age of prosperity in Japan.
