Social Class
Who was the top of the social class?
Emperor
Define Archipelago
a chain of islands
What was the weapon of choice of samurai
swords
What religion was practiced in Japan?
Buddhism, Confucianism
Who was at the bottom of the social class?
Peasants/merchants/women
Shogun
military leader
How did you become a Samurai
you were born into it
What happened when Japan and China followed the policy of Isolationism.
The economy collapsed.
Who had the real power?
shoguns
isolationism
reject all foreign interaction
The act of restoring honor to your name committed by samurai who were disloyal
Seppuku
Who is the best Global Teacher EVER!
Mrs. Salazar
Who protected the Daiymos?
The samurai
Code of Bushido
Code of Honor followed by Samurai
What other civilizations were samurai similar too?
Mongols, Sparta
What is a golden age?
a time of peace and prosperity
Who were the warriors?
Samurai
Commerce
trade
What was a samurai who lost their master or left the samurai tradition called
ronin
What is the term given to the exchange of ideas(religion, culture) and goods.
- not the act of it
Cultural Diffusion