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Asian Upheavel
Japanese feudalism, Mongols, China
Question | Answer |
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traditional fighters within the Japanese feudal system - similar to knights | samurai |
a code of conduct followed by Japanese Samurai - similar to chivalry for knights | code of Bushido |
the top military commander in Japanese feudal society (he ran the show!) | shogun |
large land owner in feudal Japan, similar to Western Europe's noble/lord | daimyo |
traditional belief system of Japan | Shinto |
chain of Islands | archipelago |
fear of foreigners | Xenophobia |
divine winds - strong wind storms | Kamikaze |
time of peace and prosperity of the Mongol Empire - Silk Road was safer. | Pax Mongolia |
act of taking over land with military power | conquest |
a strategy that helps win a war (use prisoners as human shield | military tactic |
This method of farming uses "steps" that are built into the side of a mountain or hill. On each level, various crops are planted. | terraced farming |
large wave caused by an earthquake. In 2011, this kind of wave destroyed parts of the coast in Japan. | tsunami |