Japan under the Shoguns

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  1. 2. the Shinto gods
  2. 3. was the main material used to build houses and castles
  3. 4. was the warrior code that the samurai followed. some things they had to do included carrying their swords with them everywhere they went and had to remain loyal to their daimyo
  4. 7. not a religion but belief in a certain subject
  5. 10. was the leading military general in japan and the most powerful person in japan
  6. 11. professional warriors of the military that were loyal to daimyos and the shogun. They followed the code of bushido
  7. 12. food made by Japanese which has seaweed, rice and meat
  8. 13. a Japanese philosophy
  9. 16. most populated island in japan
  10. 17. on top of the feudal system but not the most powerful person in japan
  11. 18. made up 90% of the population and provided food for everyone
  12. 19. was the original Japanese religion and was the way of the gods. these gods were called kami
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  1. 1. were the shoguns representatives and rules over a certain part of land
  2. 4. was a religion that the Japanese adopted from the Chinese. it focussed on achieving self enlightenment and close connection with nature.
  3. 5. were the wandering samurai who had no daimyo.
  4. 6. a religion they became banned in japan because the shogun viewed it as a threat on their traditional ways
  5. 8. the ritual of killing yourself.
  6. 9. entrance gates to a Shinto shrine
  7. 14. system the order of classes in japan
  8. 15. a chain of islands