People
Extended families or groups
Clans
Japan's large landowners
Daimyo
Most people in Japan were poor and were called
Peasants
Prince who introduced many Chinese ideas
Shotoku
The traditional religion of Japan
Shinto
Ideas that people hold dear
Values
Japans early culture was influenced by
China and Korea
One of the greatest writers in early Japanese history
Lady Murasaki Shikibu
Trained professional warriors
Samurai
Samurai would practice delicate arts to enhance
Focus and or Hand-eye coordination
Who fought many enemies and became Shogun after Oda Nobunaga died
Tokugawa Leyasu
Where in Japan did the Mongols try to invade
Hirado
A person who rules a country for someone who is unable to rule alone
Regent
A general who ruled Japan in the emperor's name
Shogun
Military Society
Oda Nobunaga
What place from Ancient Japan is today Tokyo
Edo
The Samurai code of rules was known as
Bushido
A person who appears to rule even though real power rests with someone else
Figurehead
What made the period between the 800s and 1100s a golden age of arts in Japan