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(DMS) Feudal Japan
Question | Answer |
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Feudalism | A economic and government system based on obligation between a landowner and a tenant for service. |
Shogunate | Government rule by the shogun. |
Bushido | A code of conduct that dictated samurai behavior, focused on honor. |
Code of Conduct | A set of guidelines that governed personal behavior. |
Martial Arts | Any of the traditional forms of self-defense or combat that utilize physical skill and coordination without weapons, as karate, aikido, judo, or kung fu. |
Seppuku | Ritual suicide that only a samurai could perform. |
Honor | Synonyms: reputation, integrity, merit. |
Daimyo | Feudal Japanese lord who was a landowner and typically a noble. |
Social Structure | Organization of people into ranked groups, typically based on job, birth, or wealthy. A synonym of social class. |
Shogun | The military leader of Japan. An overlord of all the daimyos. In theory, he was responsible to the emperor. In reality, he ruled Japan. |
Samurai | A Japanese warrior whose name translates as "to serve". |