People
Daimyo were Japan's large landowners who could also lead armies of samurai.
What is more commonly found in Japan? Mountains or plains?
Mountains
What is a clan?
What is a figurehead?
A figurehead is someone who appears to rule, even though the power is with someone else.
What is a kami?
The spirits that are worshiped in the religion Shinto and are in everything in nature.
Who was Prince Shotoku?
A regent who introduced many Chinese ideas to Japan
What developed due to the separation of Japan from other countries??
Japan developed their own culture.
What was the traditional religion of Japan?
Shinto/Shintoism
What is Bushido?
Bushido is the strict code of rules that samurai followed.
What was the relationship between Daimyo and Samurai?
Daimyo often ruled or were the Lord of samurai whom the samurai had to be loyal to.
Who tried to unify Japan after the Mongols attacked and started the Tokugawa shogunate.
What is the name the group of people who attempted to invade the Japanese in the 1270's and 1280's?
The Mongols.
What is a court in terms of early Japan?
A court is a group of nobles who live near and serve or advise a ruler.
What is a regent?
A regent is someone who rules for someone else who is unable to do so alone.
Would you rather eat pizza that tastes like ice cream, or ice cream that tastes like pizza?
You lost the game.
Who are the Yamato rulers?
They were a group of clans that gained power when there were no rulers in Japan. They considered themselves the emperors of all of Japan.
What are Japan's four main islands?
Honshu, Hokkaido, Shikoku, and Kyushu.
What is Zen Buddism?
A form of Buddhism that believed that good behavior didn't lead to wisdom, but that meditation and discipline did.
What is a period of arts where arts was very popular?
Why did emperors appear to rule if they didn't have power in the government?
The emperors would keep all of the related families loyal to the shogun, so they wouldn't rebel.
Who was Lady Murasaki Shikibu?
Lady Murasaki Shikibu was a famous writer who wrote the The Tale of Genji
How was China and Korea able to influence Japan even though it was isolated?
They were still short distances to each other, and Japan went out in search for new ideas at one point.
Structure
What is a shogun?
A shogun is someone who is a military leader for the emperor.
What was described in the Tale of Genji?
The Tale is a story of a prince