click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Unit 6
Early Japan
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Archipelago | chain of islands |
| Shintoism | Religion that stresses the link between people and nature |
| Shogun | Chief general of the army who was the real ruler in feudal Japan |
| Samurai | Japanese warrior knights |
| Bushido | Code of behavior that emphasized military virtues and the samurai's duty of loyalty to his lord (similar to European chivalry) |
| Ethnocentric | Belief that one's culture is superior to others |
| Tokugawa Shogunate | Military family that ruled Japan from 1600-1868 and created an orderly society with feudalism |
| Isolationism | Policy of avoiding foreign involvement and contact |