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Japan Unit Vocabulary
3 Column Vocab Chart (Instructions)
• Leave 4-5 lines between each word on the
chart
• You will be working at your seats for this task
– Work with someone next to you if you want, but
don’t move seats
• Page numbers have been provided for your
convenience in the chart
3 Column Vocab Chart
Word
Definition
Feudalism
(296)
Lords & Vassals (296)
System where lords give land
to vassals in exchange for
service & loyalty
Bushido (308)
“Samurai code” that believed
in “death before dishonor”
Shinto (252)
Traditional Japanese religion
that believed in spirits &
nature
Buddhism in Japan
(257-258)
Spread to Japan from China
& Korea; different sects or
groups existed in Japan
Zen Buddhism (258)
Buddhist sect that focused
on self-improvement
through meditation
Lords – powerful nobles who
had land; Vassals – lower
ranked nobles who served
lords for land
Summary Sentence