Religion
China's Influence
Buddhism
Size of this U.S. State
Montana
Japan's Priviledged
Aristocrats
Main weapon
sword
Supreme military leader
Shogun
Shinto
Spirit Religion
A group of Islands
Archipelago
Aristocrats unwilling to do this
Pay taxes
Code of honor
Bushido
Defeated during the Tokugawa period
The mongols
Kama
Mountain, River Tree Spirits
Four
Japan's Main Islands
Became a fixture in Japan's society
Buddha
Men Only?
women were also Samurai
Trade with foreigners
outlawed
Ancestors
Their spirits were around them
Japan greatly influenced by this
Island nation
Feudalism
Nobility held land
More important than wealth
outlawed religion
Christianity
Outlawed
Christians
A result of being an island
Isolation
Protection
Provided by warriors
The Last Samurai
U.S. Soldier lives with Samurai family
Too much influence on Japan
Christianity and foreign traders