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Japan vocab
Japan vocab Yulisa Orellana
| 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 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. |