Unit 2 Classical China and Japan Vocab

Silk Road

Trade route which carried goods and ideas from China to the Mediterranean and Arabian peninsula, including major technology like paper & the compass

Samurai

warriors who served the Bushi and not the emperor

Bushido

a demanding code of (way of the warrior) that stressed:Family Honor

Daimyo

powerful Japanese feudal lords who ruled over large areas of Japan

Shogun

Had true control over Japan

Emperor

had a small amount of power, but mostly ruled as a figurehead

Confucius / Confucianism

Not a major world religion, but a philosophy, emphasized clear rules for moral behavior and conduct in both the family and society

Lao Tzu / Taoism or Daoism

Not a major world religion, but a philosophy, Dao (or Tao) is “the way”, or the natural order of the universe

Mandate of Heaven

Idea that rulers were chosen by heaven/god