Japan's Geography
Japan was created by these.
What are volcanoes?
In Shintoism, people worship spirits called _______, which are impressive objects of nature.
What are kami?
The Japanese borrowed ideas for written language, art, and government from this neighboring country.
What is China?
In Japan's feudal society this person was located at the top of the system.
Who is the Emperor?
These are two major rivers of China.
What are the Yangtze, Yellow, or Xi Rivers?
Most of Japan's landscape is made up of these, making it difficult to farm.
Mountains
When Buddhism reached Japan it ________ with Shintoism.
What is merged?
This group of Japanese were also required to be poets and artists.
What are samurai?
He was the supreme military ruler (and "real" ruler) of feudal Japan.
Who is the Shogun?
This is the term used to refer to a line of rulers who come from the same family.
What is a dynasty?
This is Japan's main crop.
Rice
This is the name of the distinctly shaped gate that marks the entrance of a Shinto shrine.
What is tori gate?
This type of painting features nature rather than humans.
What is landscape painting?
The daimyo served this role in Feudal Japan.
Who is landlord or lord?
This is the actual name of Buddha.
What is Siddhartha Gautama?
This is how many main islands make up Japan.
Four
Buddhism originally traveled from _________ to eventually reach Japan.
What is india?
Japan was influenced by all of the following EXCEPT:
- China
- Russia
- India
What is Russia?
Of the lowest feudal class (peasants) these people were considered the most important.
Who are farmers?
This is the name of the shortest ruling Chinese family.
Who are the Qin?
This is the nickname for the area of the world where four tectonic plates meet, and often collide; Japan sits directly on this spot.
What is the "Ring of Fire"?
These are the "three precious children"; they were created by Izanagi when he washed his eyes and face.
Who are the kami of the sun, moon, and storms/lightening?
This was the "golden age" of Ancient Japan?
What was the Heian Period?
Of the lowest feudal class (peasants) these people were considered the least important.
Who are merchants?
These are the four levels of the caste system.
What are:
1. priests
2. warriors/kings
3. merchants/landowners
4. peasants/farmers