people
True or False: Did Prince Shotoku serve from 593 to 621 as regent for his aunt, the empress
True
Why is Japans isolated from China and Japan
to consolidate political power, eliminate foreign influence
Whats are shogun
A general who ruled Japan in the emperor's name
What were clans
Extended families
who was the most powerful person in the japan samurai society
Emperor
who is one of the first leaders for the unified Japan?
Oda Nobunaga
Are most of Japans major cities in the interior or on the coast
They are on the coast
Japans large landowners, or...
Daimoy
The traditional religion of japan....
Shinto
who invaded Japan in the 1270 and the 1280
The Mongols
How was one of Japan's greatest leaders?
Prince Shotoku
What are japans 4 main lands
Honshu, Hokkaido, Shikoku, and Kyushu
What are samurai
Trained professional warriors
What were regents
A person who rules a country for someone who is unable to rule alone
what kind of land covered Japan
forests and rugged mountains
How did Sei Shonagon feel when she met the empress?
She felt indescribably shy, and was indeed constantly on the verge of tears.
Where in Japan did the Mongols try to invade
Hirado and Hakata
Popular new form of Buddhism called ______ arrived from China
Zen
Who were Figurehead's
A person who appears to rule even though real power rests with someone else
How did the yamato rulers gain gain power
establishing military superiority, forming strategic alliances through marriage, and claiming divine descent from the sun goddess Amaterasu
Who was one of the greatest writers in early japan?
Lady Murasaki Shikibu
What is the ocean that touches japan
The Pacific Ocean
Who were court's
A group of nobles who live near and serve or advise a ruler
The samurai code of rules was known as....
Bushido
How did prince shotoku help spread buddhism
spread Buddism in Japan by establishing it as a state-sanctioned religion through active patronage, constructing major temples