Japan Under the Shoguns

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  1. 2. Code code of moral principles which the samurai were required or instructed to observe
  2. 5. form of cartoon comic-based story telling that is directly descended from earlier styles of Japanese art
  3. 6. religious system based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama in India around the 5th century
  4. 8. Shogunate (1192-1333)
  5. 10. transformation of a society from a rural and agrarian condition to a secular, urban, and industrial one
  6. 13. one of the several components in the Japanese writing system
  7. 15. Shogunate (1603-1867) Also known as the Edo Period
  8. 16. Modern day Tokyo
  9. 17. name given to the outcasts in Medieval Japan
  10. 18. popular form of entertainment for both children and adults that tells stories via animated cartoons
  11. 19. native religion of Japan; primarily a system of nature and ancestor worship
  12. 20. Formerly known as Heian
  13. 21. religious system based on the teachings of Confucius
  14. 24. Ages period of history between the 5th and 15th century
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  1. 1. name given to samurai warriors with no daimyo; they were classed as hinin or outcasts
  2. 2. Japanese word for the way of the samurai life, loosely analogous to the concept of chivalry
  3. 3. lord of Japanese medieval society; he gave loyalty to the shogun and controlled an army of samurai
  4. 4. social system in the Middle Ages based on the relationship between a lord and a vassal (subject)
  5. 5. Shogunate (1338-1573) Also known as Ashikaga Period
  6. 7. Period (710-794) The imperial court first conctructed a new imperial capital at Heijo
  7. 8. Japanese word meaning ‘divine winds’
  8. 9. process of becoming familiar with, or converting to, the customs and practices of Western civilization
  9. 11. type of government in Japan that gave all power to the shogun or military ruler
  10. 12. theoretical the military head of Japan, but in reality the political ruler of the country
  11. 14. word sometimes used when referring to samurai
  12. 17. (794-1185) The imperial court moved to Heian
  13. 20. Shinto term for gods or divine beings
  14. 22. respect for family and ancestors
  15. 23. mound or deposit containing shells, animal bones, and other refuse that indicates the site of a human settlement