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BMMS 7history Japan

BMMS 7history Medieval Japan

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daimyo a Japanese lord with large landholdings
samurai a trained warrior
vassal a person who receives land and protection from a lord in return for loyality
shogun supreme commander of the army who ruled Japan for the emperor
Tokugawa Shogunate rule of Tokugawa Ieyasu and his successors
Shinto the traditional religion of Japan based on respect for nature and ancestors
regent a person who rules in place of an absent or underage monarch
Prince Shotoku a powerful regent who ruled Japan from A.D. 593 to 622
embassy an office of our country's government in another country
Zen a form of Buddhism focusing on self-discipline, simplicity, and meditation
noh a form of drama that retells folktales
kabuki form of drama with melodramatic singing and dancing by men in costumes
Lady Murasaki Shikibu early novelist and one of Japan's finest writers
haiku a poem with 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables each
archipelago a group of islands
aristocracy an upper class that is richer and more powerful than the rest of society
meditation the act of achieving inner peace and an enlightened realization of the divine aspect in each person
feudalism a strict social system in which landowners grant people land or other rewards in exchange for military service or labor
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