1. *SAMURAI* By: Kelly Dougherty

2. Japanese Feudalism   Japan developed a feudal system which had similarities to the European system.   Peasants farmed the land in exchange for protection by the samurai, who operated under a code of conduct known as bushido.

3. Samurai - a member of the hereditary warrior class in feudal Japan

4.  Shogun - a military rank and historical title for, in most cases, hereditary military dictator of Japan

5. Daimyo - a generic term referring to the powerful territorial lords in Japan who ruled most of the country

6. Code of Bushido  The Code of Bushido was a code of ethics of the warrior that would be analogous to the code of chivalry of the knights during the European feudal period. Bushido was based on the Japanese national tradition and religious heritage: largely Shinto and Buddhism.

7. Samurai Women  Between the 12th and 19th centuries, many women of the samurai class learned how to handle the sword and the naginata, a blade on naginata, a blade on a long staff, primarily a long staff, primarily to defend themselves to defend themselves and their homes. and their homes.

8. Samurai Hair  Samurai hair usually is called chon mage hairstyle. It shave hair from the top to the crown while keeping the other part of the head the other part of the head grow long & tied into a small ponytail at the top of the head.

9. End of Japanese Samurai  The samurai finally came to an end after hundreds of years of enjoyment of their status, their powers, and their ability to shape the their ability to shape the government of Japan. government of Japan. However, the rule of the However, the rule of the state by the military class state by the military class was not yet over. was not yet over.