Midieval Japan
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15 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Shinto | "way of the gods", ancestor worship, worshipping nature, worship of Sun, emperor worship, emphasized harmony with nature |
| Bathing | sacred part of worship in medieval Japan |
| Kana | Japanese writing |
| Daimyos | warlords/rulers rather than the imperial family |
| Samuri's loyalty | what the daimyo's power depended on |
| Samuri | means "servant", no desire for wealth or power |
| Honor | what samuri wanted rather than monetary wealth |
| Bushi | warrior/ another meaning of samuri |
| Martial arts mastered by Samuri | hand to hand combat, archery, horsemanship, swordsmanship |
| Bushido | code of conduct for samuri |
| Seppuku | ritualized suicide: disembowel oneself and then have fellow samuri cut off head: this was done to regain honor after humiliation |
| Zen Buddhism, Confucionism, Shinto | sources for bushido that emphasized simple life |
| Meditations | Samuri engaged in this frequently and at length in order to maintain mental toughness and focus in battle |
| Shogunate | most powerful daimyos in Japan |
| Minamoto | first shogun in Japan |
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