people
who spread Buddhism in japan
Prince Shotoku
What are Japan's four main islands
Kyushu, Shikoku, Honshu, Hokkaido
Clans
extended families
Samurai
or trained professional warriors
Who invaded Japan
Mongols
Who created the pillow book
Why Japans land is difficult to live in
because only 20 percent of land is flat
Shinto
the traditional religion of Japan
daimyo
japans large landowners
List Japans samurai class in order
peasants, Daimyo and Samurai, Shogun, and Emperor
who created the tale of genji
Lady Murasaki Shikibu
What is the biggest island in japan
honshu
Regent
Is a person who rules a country for someone who is unable to rule alone
Shogun
a general who ruled japan in the emperor's name
what was the Samurai code
bushido
In 1603 who was a shogun
Tokugawa
On which island is the city of Sapporo
Hokkaido
court
a group of nobles who live near and serve or advise a ruler
Figurehead
a person who appears to rule even though real power rests with someone else
what kind of paintings are called in Heian period
Caligraphy
who is Kublai Khan from the mongols
china's mongol emperors
On which island is the city of Nagasaki
Kyushu
Zen
Popular new form of Buddhism arrived from China
Bushido
The samurai code of rules
who can only write in heian period
both men and women