Shinto
What is the meaning of Shinto?
The Way of the Gods
What is a Shogunate?
A government system ran by military leaders
The Jomon People crafted what?
Pottery, clay figurines, and crystal jewels
Who were the first settlers of Japan?
The Jomon People
Okinawa martial arts are now known today as..
Karate
What did Shinto worship?
Ancestors, nature, and gods
What were the names given to military leaders in a Shogunate system?
Shoguns
What did people believe a Dogu could do?
They were once believed to be effigies that would be connected to the people they're based off
What did the Yayoi people bring during their arrival?
Bronze and Iron age technology
80% of Japan is covered in mountains, hidden across those mountains are at least how many volcanoes?
200
What is a Kami?
Gods in the Shinto Belief
Who established the first Shogunate?
Minamoto no Yoritomo
During what period did Jomon art flourish?
Which period introduced Buddhism?
Asuka period
Ancient Japan traded many products, with what resource being the most profitable?
Rice
Who was the first Kami?
Amaterasu Okimaki
What is another name for Shoguns?
Bakufu
What were Mandalas seen as in Buddhism worship?
Diagrams of the spiritual universe
As the Heian Period drew to a close, two clans began their ascendancy and rivalry, who were they?
Minamoto and Tyra clans
What is the name of a chariot that uses people to pull it?
Rickshaw
How many Kamis are there across the world?
Eight Million
What role did the Shugo partake in the Shogunate system?
Supervisors/Stewards
Why was Heian art introduced?
Growing wealth and the arrival of Buddhism
This period, after 100 years of Tokugawa rule devolved into stagnation and economical decline
Edo period
Japan is made up of how many main islands?
4 Islands