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Japan vocab
Japan vocab Yulisa Orellana
Term | Definition |
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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 or which something is based. |
accumulate | to gradually get more of something |
decline | gradually decrease in the quality or importance. |
rebel | someone who opposes or fights and authority. |
prohibit | to forbid or make illegal. |
proximity | the closeness in space. |
archipelago | a chain of islands. |
mainland | is the major areas of a continent. |
kami | gods and spirits |
Prince Shotoku | he was a young leader in 593. |
constitution | a plan for government. |
Minamoto Yoritomo | he was the most powerful man in Japan. |
shogun | supreme military commander |
daimyo | a local land owing lords. |
feudalism | is a social system in which lords grant people land or other rewards exchange for military service. |
samurai | highly trained warriors. |
bushido | is a strict code of conduct that guided the behavior of samurai. |
armada | a large fleet of ships. |
typhoon | violent tropical storm. |
Oda Nobunaga | worked all his life to bring Japan. |
Toyotomi Hideyoshi | he was the second leader to unified japan in 1590. |
Tokugawa Ieyasu | he was the third leader to unite Japan the country in 1600. |