Social 8 Contact and Change Ch 13: Japan Under the Shogun

Emperor

The hereditary ruler of Japan;

supreme ruler

Han

The local government in each

domain(province),ruled by

daimyo

Edict

Legal order; a command

to the public by an authority

Bakufu

The centralized military

government

Shogun

The military ruler

of Japan

Daimyo

Powerful landowners

or nobles

Outcasts

Were shunned or ignored

by other classes due to their work

Non−humans

People who survived by begging,

acting, telling fortunes, and other

activities that were frowned upon

Tsunami

A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor.

Ainu

Japan's indigenous people

Confucianism

A philosophy that adheres to the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius. It shows the way to ensure a stable government and an orderly society in the present world and stresses a moral code of conduct.

Edo

Tokugawa capital city; modern-day Tokyo; center of the Tokugawa shogunate.

Oda Nobunaga

japanese lord who seized the imperial capital kyoto in 1568 and sought to rule the empire by force

Tokugawa Ieyasu

Vassal of Toyotomi Hideyoshi; succeeded him as most powerful military figure in Japan; granted title of shogun in 1603 and established Tokugawa Shogunate; established political unity in Japan.

Shintoism

Religion located in Japan which focuses particularly on nature and ancestor worship.

Buddhism

a philosophical teaching that states enlightenment can be obtained through right conduct and wisdom, and meditation can releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth

Shogunate

The japanese system of centralized government under the military leader, who exercised actual power while the emperor was reduced to a figurehead. Called Bakufu

Ronin

a wandering samurai who had no lord or master

Samurai

Class of warriors in feudal Japan who pledged loyalty to a noble in return for land.

Artisans

skilled workers who make goods by hand

Eta

Japan's outcast class, whose way of life was strictly regulated because their jobs dealt with death.

Hinin

The non-people who were undesirables, beggars and scavengers

Seppuku

Ritual suicide or disembowelment in Japan; demonstrated courage and a means to restore family honor.

Filial piety

the virtue of love and respect for one's parents and ancestors.

Ethical codes

rules about right and wrong behaviour

Bushido

The Feudal Japanese code of honor among the warrior class.

Hereditary

having title or possession determined by birth

arable

suitable for growing crops

matsuri

Festivals at Shinto shrines

kamuy

the gods of nature of the Ainu