a group of nobles who live near and advise a ruler

large landowners who hired samurai to protect their land

trained professional warriors who practiced Zen Buddhism

a general who ruled Japan surpassing the power of the emperor

a leader who appears to be in charge, but the real power is with someone else

the "way of the warrior" or warrior code of behavior

the Shinto spirit wind that the Japanese believed destroyed invading Mongol fleets

a system of protection in which land and people are protected by skilled warriors in exchange for a small portion of land

archipelago

to be apart from others

prince who introduced many Chinese ideas such as, language, religion, and ways to govern Japan

era considered the golden age of prosperity in Japan