Japanese History Terms bushido
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Japanese History Terms bushido [Jap.,=way of the warrior], code of honor and conduct of the Japanese nobility. Of ancient origin, it grew out of the old feudal bond that required unwavering loyalty on the part of the vassal. It borrowed heavily from Zen Buddhism and Confucianism. In its fullest expression the code emphasized loyalty to one's superior, personal honor, and the virtues of austerity, self-sacrifice, and indifference to pain. For the warrior, commerce and the profit motive were to be scorned. The code was first formulated in the Kamakura period (1185-1333) and put into writing in the 16th cent.; the term itself, however, did not come into use until the 17th cent. It became the standard of conduct for the daimyo and samurai under the Tokugawa shoguns and was taught in state schools as a prerequisite for government service... daimyo [Jap.,=great name], the great feudal landholders of Japan, the territorial barons as distinguished from the kuge, or court nobles. Great tax-free estates were built up from the 8th cent. onward by the alienation of lands to members of the imperial family who could not be supported at court. These estates were administered by territorial barons, or the daimyo. By the 12th cent. certain daimyo had become more powerful than the emperor himself. Directory: cms -> lib -> tx21000245 -> centricity -> Domain -> 1190 Domain -> Post-Classical Situation Report Domain -> Comparison by historical period and historical region Domain -> Sub-Saharan Africa from Pre-History to 1500 A. C. E Domain -> First Six Weeks Exam Version A Domain -> Pre-ap and ap english Reading List Domain -> I tried to keep it short, guys, but there is too much to fit in! Domain -> Mexican-American War Domain -> Chronology. Map Domain -> Test Number: (Write this number on your scantron) Block: 1190 -> Second Semester Exam Review-ap world History 2013 Download 19.46 Kb. Share with your friends:
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