Vocab
Shogun?
a Japanese military ruler in Edo Japan
hereditary?
determined by birth
outcasts?
Japanese people who were shunned or ignored by other classes because of the type of work they did
Ronin?
samurai warriors without masters
samurai?
professional, paid members of the japanese military
Ainu?
Daimyo?
a powerful Japanese landowner or noble
philosophy?
systematic study of fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind and language
confucianism?
the teachings of the Chinese scholar Confucius
shogunate?
a strong council of advisors, officials, and administrators
Seppuku?
ritual suicide performed in Japan as an honourable alternative to humiliation and public shame
filial piety?
faithfulness and devotion to ones parents
alternate attendance?
the practice of forcing the daimyo to move from their home provinces to live in Edo every other year
porcelains?
high-quality ceramic objects that are hard, smooth, often white, and sometimes translucent, made by firing refined clay at high temperatures.
ethical codes?
rules about right and wrong behavior