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Japan Vocab
Japan Vocab Kimberly Villa
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1. Indicate | To show that something exists or is likely to be true. |
| 2. Survive | To live or make a living. |
| 3. Conflict | Disagreement or argument. |
| 4. Principle | Belief or idea on which something is based. |
| 5. Accumulate | To gradually get more of something. |
| 6. Decline | Gradual decrease in the quality or importance of something. |
| 7. Rebel | Someone who opposes or fights an authority. |
| 8. Prohibit | To forbid or make illegal. |
| 9. Proximity | Closeness in space. |
| 10. Archipelago | Chain of islands. |
| 11. Mainland | The major land area of a continent. |
| 12. Kami | Gods or spirits. |
| 13. Prince Shotku | A young leader that started to rule in 593. |
| 14. Regent | Someone who governs a country in the name of a ruler who is too young or otherwise unable to rule. |
| 15. Constitution | Plan of government. |
| 16. Minamoto Yoritomo | Was one of the most powerful men in Japan. |
| 17. Shogun | Supreme military commander. |
| 18. Daimyo | Local land-owning lords. |
| 19. Feudalism | A social system in which lords grant people land or other rewards in exchange for military service. |
| 20. Samurai | Highly trained warriors. |
| 21. Bushido | A strict code of conduct that guided the behavior of samurai. |
| 22. Armada | Large fleet strips. |
| 23. Typhoon | Violent tropical storm. |
| 24. Oda Nobunaga | One of the men to end the warfare in the 1500s. |
| 25. Toyotomi Hideyoshi | Unified Japan in 1590. |
| 26. Tokugawa Ieyasu | In 1600 he found the new capital at Edo. |