Government/City Design
Japan adopted the idea of a centralized government and legal codes based on this neighboring country.
China
This religion, introduced to Japan via India and Korea, influenced Japanese culture.
Buddhism
Early Japanese sculptures of Buddha were directly inspired by works from these two neighboring countries.
Korea and China
Most early Japanese architecture was inspired by what countries?
China and India
Japan's capital city of Nara had streets designed in what kind of pattern?
Checkerboard or pattern - a long boulevard went down the middle with several buildings organized on each side
Japan adapted its writing system from this neighboring culture.
China (it was shared with them by the Koreans)
A short form of poetry modeled after the Chinese that has 31 syllables divided into 5 lines
tanka
What did Japan's native music consist of?
chanted poems, war songs, folk songs, and Shinto prayers
Japan’s capital city, Nara, was modeled after the layout of this Chinese city.
Chang'an
Japan’s original religion that expressed love and respect for nature, and worshipped spirits called Kami was called...
Shinto
What group of people created most of Japan's religious art pieces?
Chinese and Korean immigrants
What is the name of the Chinese court music that arrived in Japan in the sixth century
What Prince created different ranks for the government and named himself "Supreme Ruler"?
Prince Shotoku
This early Japanese writing style involved using Chinese characters for Japanese sounds.
Kanji - used for record keeping and to develop their own literature
Instead of bronze, most Japanese sculptures preferred to use what material for their sculpting?
wood
Describe the "pagoda" style building
a series of stories and curved roofs that always had three, five, seven, or nine roofs
During the 9th Century in Japan, which social class held all the high positions in the government?
The noble class/aristocracy
These are basically rich, powerful landowners
In 552, a Korean king sent the Japanese emperor a statue of who?
Buddha
Most Japanese sculptures include depictions of what? (list at least 2)
Clay Warriors, robed ladies, objects like houses and boats
How did Japanese architects include influences of Shinto into their buildings?
They blended their buildings with their natural surroundings and included raised flower beds, thatched roofs made out of dry vegetation