Glossary
Daimyo- A ruler of a certain area and people
Shogan-Military dictator, had the most power over Japan
Samurai- Members of the daimyos army, they were the equivalent to knights
Shinto Religion- a Japanese religion incorporating the worship of ancestors and nature spirits and a belief in sacred power (kami)
Subversion- Corruption: destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral
integrity
Eta- Preformed jobs that were considered to be unclean, for example butchers executioners and handlers of the dead. These jobs were mostly avoided by other people in society. They were considered unclean because they had come into contact with dead things and were considered impure and untouchable because of his. They were so low in the class system that they were not included in the class system.
Seppuku- Samurai suicide ritual
Kami- divine spirits that live within nature
Edo- City now known as Tokyo
Hokkiado, Honshu, Shikoku and kyushu- Four main islands of Japan
Emperor- Is a religious leader and appoints the role of shogun
Tokogawa- One of the clans that ruled for 200 years in Japan
Unify- Make or become united, uniform or whole
Transformation- A thorough or dramatic change in form or apperance
Society- The name for a large group of people living together in a more or less ordered community
Feudal- According to, resembling, or denoting the system of feudalism
Shogan-Military dictator, had the most power over Japan
Samurai- Members of the daimyos army, they were the equivalent to knights
Shinto Religion- a Japanese religion incorporating the worship of ancestors and nature spirits and a belief in sacred power (kami)
Subversion- Corruption: destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral
integrity
Eta- Preformed jobs that were considered to be unclean, for example butchers executioners and handlers of the dead. These jobs were mostly avoided by other people in society. They were considered unclean because they had come into contact with dead things and were considered impure and untouchable because of his. They were so low in the class system that they were not included in the class system.
Seppuku- Samurai suicide ritual
Kami- divine spirits that live within nature
Edo- City now known as Tokyo
Hokkiado, Honshu, Shikoku and kyushu- Four main islands of Japan
Emperor- Is a religious leader and appoints the role of shogun
Tokogawa- One of the clans that ruled for 200 years in Japan
Unify- Make or become united, uniform or whole
Transformation- A thorough or dramatic change in form or apperance
Society- The name for a large group of people living together in a more or less ordered community
Feudal- According to, resembling, or denoting the system of feudalism