CLASS
After the Heian period, this was the title of the military leader of Japan.
What is SHOGUN?
Most samurai practiced this religion.
What is BUDDHISM?
Bushido translates to "The Way of the _________."
What is WARRIOR?
During this war, the term kamikaze referred to Japanese pilots who would deliberately crash their planes into the enemy.
It is the tea used in a traditional Japanese tea ceremony?
What is MATCHA?
After the Heian period, this position in the Japanese government had reduced power and was merely a figurehead.
Who is the EMPEROR?
In order to attain enlightenment, followers of Amida Buddhism would chant this word up to 70,000 times a day.
What is AMIDA?
One of the most important aspects of bushido is a samurai's loyalty to this person.
Who is their DAIMYO?
What is the MONGOL EMPIRE?
What is 17?
This was considered the lowest class in Japanese society, because they did not produce anything.
Who were MERCHANTS?
Those who practiced Zen did this for hours in order to attain enlightenment.
What is MEDITATION?
According to Bushido, Samurai sometimes ended their lives in a ritual ceremony called this.
What is SEPPUKU?
During the Tokugawa period, this city became the new capital of Japan.
What is EDO (TOKYO)?
DAILY DOUBLE
DAILY DOUBLE
Following the Heian period, Minamoto Yoritomo set up a military government with a new capital in this city.
What is KAMAKURA?
Zen required its followers to abandon their logic in favor of their ________, a fancier word for "gut"?
What is INTUITION?
Bushido is often compared to this other code from medieval Europe.
What is CHIVALRY?
Two martial arts inspired by the samurai which are practiced today are judo and this martial art which uses bamboo swords.
What is KENDO?
The tool of those who practiced this art form were usually a brush, a block of ink, and a paper.
What is CALLIGRAPHY?
A military government led by Miramoto Yoritomo replaced this type of government in which only the wealthy had power.
What is an ARISTOCRACY?
Those who practiced Zen and Amida hoped to attain enlightenment, which had this other name shared with a 1990s grunge band from Seattle.
What is NIRVANA?
Those who committed ritualistic suicide according to Bushido often used this weapon to disembowel themselves.
What is a TANTO?
This 12th century woman was perhaps the most famous female samurai in Japanese history.
Who was TOMOE GOZEN?
He was a famous samurai poet who is credited with having invented the haiku.
Who is MATSUO BASHO?