Geography and Early Japan
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12 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 clans | or extended families |
| Shinto | the native religion of Japan |
| Prince Shotoku | One of the people most influential in bringing Chinese to Japan . He served from 593 to 621 as a regent for his aunt, the empress |
| regent | is a person who rules a country for someone who is unable to rule alone |
| court | a group of nobles who live near and serve or advise a ruler |
| Lady Murasaki Shikibu | 1000, female writer who wrote The Tale of Genji one of the world's 1st full-length novel |
| Zen | a popular new form of Buddhism that arrived from China |
| daimyo | Japan's large landowners |
| samurai | or trained professional warriors |
| figurehead | a person who appears to rule even though real power rests with someone else |
| shogun | A general who ruled Japan in the emperor's name |
| Bushido | The samurai code of rules |
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