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Japan's greatest resource was it's _______
sea
Shogun means _______
great general
The early religion, _______, revolved around nature
Shinto
Samurai means:
"those who serve"
5% of Kyoto were courtiers, people who:
took part in the social life of the court
Japan's 4 large islands: H________, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu
Hokkaido
the ________ relied on samurai to protect their land, and in return were given small pieces for themselves
Daimyo
A haiku has __ syllables
17
The mongols, led by K__________, brought 150,000 soldiers to invade Kyushu
Kublai Khan
H_________ symbols represented syllables rather than words
Hiragana
Japan has more than ____ earthquakes per year, though most are mild
1500
The ______ reforms declared all farmland to be the property of the emperor
Taika
_____ art stressed the importance of living in the moment
Zen
The Japanese called the typhoon that helped defeat the mongols K________, meaning "divine wind"
Kamikaze
After poetry, _______ were the favorite form of writing in Japan
Diaries
By this year, Japan's economy was based largely on money
1700
The __________ Clan served as regents for the emperor
Fujiwara
Buddhism gave people something the Shinto religion couldn't:
Spiritual fulfillment
After the Minamoto clan won control, the emperor stayed at Kyoto, but the true power was at the Shogun's headquarters in _________
Kamakura
Edo is now a city called:
Tokyo
M________ became the center of trade for southeast Asia in the 1500s
Malacca
The Tokugawa Shogunate was established by Tokugawa I_______
Ieyasu
The feeling of sadness at the death of beauty is called A________
Aware (ah-WA-ray)
The Tokugawa Shogunate lasted more than ___ years
250
K_______ theater had actors dance and act out stories in costumes on stage
Kabuki