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feudal japan
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| term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bakufu system | A system of the warrior class |
| emperor | a ruler of an empire |
| shogun | a military dictator who controls everything, emperor still "has power" |
| Daimyo | a ruler under the shogun, controls county sized chunks of land |
| Samurai | a warrior under the daimyo, hired to protect land and other valuables |
| Unification | being unified, under the same rule or set of ideas |
| zen Buddhism | a form of Buddhism specific to japan and china focuses on meditation |
| Cultural borrowing | taking cultural ideas from another group and blending them with your own |
| Amida Buddhism | form of Buddhism, focuses on repetitiveness |
| Bushido | code of the samurai; loyalty, courage, veracity, compassion, and honor |