Japan edo period definition

Hinin

(literally, nonperson), actors, geishas, beggars, and other categories of the population of feudal Japan regarded along with the eta caste as socially inferior.

Daimyo

A feudal lord of a region of Japan

Metropolises

A large, important city of a country or region

Edicts

Legal order; a command to the public by an authority

Seclusion

Shutting out or keeping apart from society

Adaptation

The changing of attitudes and behaviours to suit a new situation

Emperor

The hereditary ruler of Japan

Shogun

The leader of the military government in Japan

Han

The local government in each domain (province),ruled by a daimyo

Isolate

To seclude; to follow a policy of having no relationships with other nations

Edo period

Tokugawa period, also called Edo period, (1603-1867), the final period of traditional Japan, a time of internal peace, political stability, and economic growth under the shogunate (military dictatorship) founded by Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Confucius

Was a systems of beliefs that focused on morals, education, and a strict order in government and society Beliefs that the past is important The relationship between human beings rather than the idea of God or higher supernatural being

Samurai

a member of a powerful military caste in feudal Japan, especially a member of the class of military retainers of the daimyos.