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Japan vocab
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Term | Definition |
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Indicate | To show something that exists or is likely yo be true. |
Survive | To live or meek a living;continue to live despite danger. |
Conflict | Disagreement or argument. |
Principle | Belief or idea on which something is based. |
Accumulate | To gradually get more of something. |
Decline | Gradual decrease in the quality or importance of something. |
Rebel | Someone who opposes or fights an authority. |
Prohibit | To forbid or make illegal. |
Proximity | Closeness in space. |
Archipelago | Chain of islands. |
Mainland | The major land area of a continent. |
Kami | Gods and spirits. |
Prince Shotoku | A young leader who took power in Japan in 593. |
Regent | Someone who governs a country in the name of a ruler who is too young or otherwise unable to rule. |
Constitution | Plan of the government. |
Minamoto Yoritomo | The winner of his final battle.He also became the most powerful man in Japan. |
Shogun | Supreme military commander. |
Daimyo | Local land-owning lords. |
Feudalism | Aol social system in which lords grant people land or other rewards in exchange for military service. |
Samurai | Highly trained worriors. |
Bushido | This was a strict code of conduct that guided the behavior of Samurai. |
Armada | Large fleet of ships. |
Typhoon | Violent tropical storm. |
Oda Nobunaga | The first person who worked all his life to bring Japan "under a single sword". |
Toyotomi Hideyoshi | The second great leader who unified Japan in 1590. |
Tokugawa Leyasu | The third leader who united the country one more in 1600. |