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japan vocab
Japan vocab Juan Romero
| 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 | proximity or closeness in space. |
| archipelago | archipelago or chain of islands. |
| mainland | the mainland is the major land area of a continent. |
| Kami | kami or gods and spirits. |
| prince shotoku | prince shotoku took power of japan. |
| regent | regent is someone who governs a country in the name of a ruler who is too young or otherwise unable to rule. |
| constitution | constitution or plan of government. |
| minamoto yoritomo | the winner of the final battle was minamoto yoritomo . |
| shogun | shogun or supreme military commander. |
| daimyo | daimyo or local land owning lords. |
| feudalism | this is a social system in which lords gran people land or other rewards in exchange for military service. |
| samurai | samurai or hihly trained warriors. |
| bushido | this was a strict code of conduct that guided the behavior of samurai. |
| armada | armada or large fleet of ships. |
| typhoon | typhoon or violent tropical storm. |
| oda nobunaga | oda nobunaga worked all his life to bring japan under a single sword. |
| toyotomi hideyoshi | toyotomi hideyoshi unified japan in 1590. |
| tokugawa leyasu | tokugawa leyasu united the country once more in 1600. |