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Year 8 HASS - Japan
Japan
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Shoen | a large rural estate |
| Shogun | military commander |
| Shogunate | government system |
| Emperor | figurehead leader with no real power |
| Daimyo | Noble |
| Samurai | Warrior |
| Bakufu | tent (temporary) government |
| Kami | sacred spirits from the Shinto religion |
| Oda Nobungaga | powerful daimyo who attempted to unify Japan |
| Toyotomi Hideyoshi | powerful ruler who separated Japan from the rest of the world |
| Confucianism | philosophy stolen from China |
| Edo | Toyko |
| Kanji | writing (male) |
| Kana | writing (female) |
| Heian | Kyoto |
| Bushido | the rules Samurai lived by |
| Seppuku | ritual suicide |