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.