people
prince who introduced Chinese ideas to Japan
Prince Shotoku
What is all around Japan
Oceans
Extented familys
clans
large landowners
daimyo
the way something is set up
structure
wrote the tale of Genji
murasaki Shikibu
4 main islands
Kyushu, Shikoku, Honshu, Hokkaido
religion of Japan
Shinto
trained warriors
samurai
another words for god
Kami
people who are trained professionals are
samurai
buildings that Shotoku ordered
Buddhism Temples.
Person who rules a country for someone who is unable to rule alone.
regent
a general in the emperor's
shogun
period between 794-1185
golden age
China's emporor who attacked Japan
Kublai Khan
place that became a great center of culture and learning
Heian
a group of nobles who live near and serve each other
court
a person who appears to rule
figurehead
when did zen happen
1100's
First such leader
Oda nobunaga
Where did the Mongols attack in Japan?
Hakata
popular new form of Buddhism called ___ arrived from China
Zen
The samurai code of rules was known
Bushido
when did Oda Nobunaga die
1600's