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japan words
vocab social studies Cristian Juarez
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Indicate | to show that something exists or is likely to be true. |
| survive | to live or make a living continue to live despite danger |
| conflict | disagreement or argument war |
| principle | belief or idea on which something is based |
| accumulate | to gradually get more of something |
| decline | gradual decrease in the quality or importance of something |
| rebel | someone who opposes or fights an authority |
| prohibit | to forbid or make illegal |
| proximity | or closeness in space |
| archipelago | or chain of islands |
| mainland | is the major land area of a continent |
| kami | or gods and spirits |
| prince shotoku | took power in japan |
| regent | is someone who governs a country |
| constitution | or plan of government |
| minamoto yoritomo | became the most powerful man in japan |
| shogun | or supreme military commander |
| daimyo | or local land owning lords |
| feudalism | is a social system in which lords grant people |
| samurai | or highly trained warriors |
| bushido | was a strict code of conduct that guided the behavior of samurai |
| aramada | or large fleet of ships |
| typhoon | or violent tropical storm |
| oda nobunaga | worked all his life to bring japan under a signal word |
| toyotomi hideyoshie | unified japan in 1590 |
| tokugawa leyasu | united country once more in 1600 |