people
who were peasants in ancient Japan
peasants were poor people who had no power
what is a Zen garden in anicent japan
to assist in Zen Buddhism meditation.
bushido-
this name means ''the way of the warrior''
struture-
the way something Is built.
what asents of chinese society did shotoku bring to japan
Buddhism, Confucian ethics, and a merit-based bureaucracy.
who were daimyos
daimyos were powerful Lords who often led armies of samurai
whats the geography of Japan.
Roughly 70–80% of the country is mountainous and forested, with the Japanese Alps on Honshu and Mt. Fuji as the highest peak.
samurai-
trained professional warriors, to defend them and their property.
values-
ideas that people hold dear.
what customs did samurai follow
a strict code emphasizing extreme loyalty to their lord, honor above life, self-discipline, and martial mastery.
who was prince shotoku in ancient japan
one of the greatest leaders
what is the north island.
Hokkaido
shogun-
a general who ruled Japan in the emperors name.
regent-
regent is a person who ruled a country for someone who is unable to rule alone
what forms of art were popular in the heian period?
buddhist sculpture using joined-wood techniques, sophisticated calligraphy, and literature (notably waka poetry and monogatari tales.
what is a shogun
a powerful military leader and ruled in the emperors name
what are the four main islands
Kyushu, Shinkoku, Honshu, Hokkaido
isolationism-
is a policy of avoiding contact with other countries.
court-
a group of nobles who surrounded a ruler.
what is Japan geography like?
mountainous, volcanic archipelago in East Asia consisting of four main islands.
why is Murasaki Shikibu a major figure in the history of Japanese culture
authoring The Tale of Genji (c. 1010), widely considered the world's first novel.
what Is the south way island.
Tohoku
zen-
a form of Japanese Buddhism.
clans-
large groups of families.
`how did mongols come to rule china?
through a brutal, 70-year military campaign (1205–1279) initiated by Genghis Khan and completed by Kublai Khan.