People
the person that spread Buddhism throughout Japan
Prince Shotoku
the percentage of flat land in japan
~20%
the way of the warrior
bushido
japanese lords that gave land to samurais
daimyo
what artforms were popular in the heian period
visual art, architecture, performing arts, fashion, literature
invaded Japan in the 1270s and 1280s
the mongols
name the main islands of japan
Kyushu, Shikoku, Honshu, Hokkaido
large, extended families
clans
a form of Japanese Buddhism
zen buddhism
the difference between the religion of nobles and common people
nobles held grand rituals; common people couldn't afford that so they made a religion in which they didn't have to
wrote "the tale of Genji"
lady murasaki
the distance from Japan to China
~400 miles
a person that rules in someone elses name
regent
a great japanese general who ruled instead of the emperor
shogun
the most powerful person in samurai society
shogun
the first shogun was from this clan
the minamoto clan
where are most of japans major cities located
on the coast
nature religion that began in Japan
shinto
ideas that people hold dear
values
how did prince shotoku spread buddhism in japan
he built a grand Buddhist temple and wrote commentaries on Buddhist teachings
wanted to spread Chinese values throughout japan
Prince Shotoku
the 2 landforms Japan is made of
undersea mountains and volcanoes
a group of nobles who surround a ruler
court
a japanese warrior
samurai
japanese characters represent _
sounds