Japan Vocabulary

4. era considered the golden age of prosperity in Japan
6. prince who introduced many Chinese ideas such as, language, religion, and ways to govern to Japan
10. a group of nobles who live near and advise a ruler
11. large landowners who hired samurai to protect their land
13. first religion of Japan with the belief that all of nature has kami or spirit
14. trained professional warriors who practiced Zen Buddhism
15. a type of Buddhism that promotes self-discipline (self-guidance) and meditation or quiet thinking

1. a leader who appears to be in charge, but the real power is with someone else
2. the “way of the warrior” or warrior code of behavior
3. a general who ruled Japan surpassing the power of the emperor
5. a group of islands
7. a person who rules a country for someone who is unable to rule alone
8. a system of protection in which land and people are protected by skilled warriors in exchange for a small portion of land
9. the Shinto spirit wind that the Japanese believed destroyed invading Mongol fleets
10. extended families that live together
12. to be apart from others. Japan was isolated from other countries due to its geography.