Vocab Words
Another word for extended families.
Clans
The body of water to the east of Japan is called what?
Pacific Ocean
This person wrote "The Tale of Genji."
Lady Murasaki Shikibu
There are more than ____(#)____ islands in Japan.
6,000
A Japanese land owner.
Daimyo
The name of the highest mountain in Japan.
Mt. Fuji
They called themselves "dwellers among the clouds."
Nobles
The city of Heian is now known as...
Kyoto
The title of the general who ruled Japan in the emperor's name.
Shogun
Name one of the 5 major islands of Japan.
Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
This Japanese prince did a lot to spread Chinese ideas in Japan.
Prince Shotoku
How many layers of clothes were the ancient Heian nobles' gowns?
12
What we call someone who rules a country for someone who is unable to rule alone.
Regent
Name a country that is near Japan.
Russia, China, North Korea, South Korea
The emperor of this country tried to attack Japan.
China
The type of Buddhism that the Japanese followed was called...
Zen Buddhism
The code of rules that the samurai followed.
Bushido
What are the names of the plains on Honshu?
Kanto Plains
Name one of the warlords who tried to unify Japan.
Oda Nobunaga
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
What style is "The Tale of Genji" written in?
Concertina