Belief Systems
This philosophy emphasized the Five Relationships and Filial Piety
Confucianism
A Japanese style of poem consisting of only three lines
Haiku
He started the Mongol Empire
Genghis Khan (Chinggis Khan)
A chain of islands, like Japan
archipelago
Japan's social hierarchy and class structure were primarily based on this concept during the Tokugawa Shogunate
Feudalism
This philosophy emphasized Wu Wei and Yin and Yang
Daoism
A kind of Japanese puppet show
Bunraku
Marco Polo
The trade route connecting China with the Middle East
Silk Road
The lords of the samurai, to whom the samurai owed absolute obedience
Daimyo
This spiritual practice in Japan included honoring kami, or nature spirits
Shinto
A Japanese play with lots of drama and makeup
Kabuki
During the Ming Dynasty, he commanded seven sea voyages
Zheng He
During the time of the Tokugawa Shogunate, this city became Japan's capital
Edo (Tokyo)
The era which followed the Mongol Conquests, the name of which refers to a period of general stability and prosperity
Pax Mongolica
The version of Buddhism which became most widespread among Japanese samurai
Zen
An export from the Ming dynasty, usually decorated in blue and white
Porcelain (vases/dishes)
The first shogun of the Tokugawa Shogunate
Ieyasu
Besides for different locations in Asia, Zheng He also explored the eastern coastline of this continent.
Africa
The code of the samurai
Bushido
A political philosophy supported by Han Feizi
Legalism
She wrote The Tale of Genji
Murasaki Shikibu (Lady Murasaki)
The author of Essays in Idleness, a collection of short essays about Buddhism
Kenko
Japan's largest island
Honshu
The Chinese name for the Mongol dynasty
Yuan