Which dynastry in Japan became the emperors of Japan?
The Yamato Dynasty.
100
What country invaded Korea in the Middle Ages?
China.
100
Why did the king from one of the Korean kingdoms become friends with the Japanese?
He wanted their help to conquer the other Korean kingdoms.
100
When the young Japanese men came back to Japan from studying in China, name one new idea that they brought back.
Chinese ideas, Chinese games, Chinese hairdos, Chinese ways of planning and building a city.
200
About how many small islands does Japan have?
Almost 4,000
200
Japan started off with many different clans all ruling their own way. What is a clan?
An extended family of grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins, plus your family.
200
The Korean people pushed the invaders back into only part of their country. What part of Korea did the invaders have to live in?
The north.
200
Name a gift that the Korean king sent to the Japanese emperor.
Silk, tea, jewels, and a book with Chinese writing in it.
200
How did the Paekche kingdom get wiped out?
China invaded again and conquered them (for a little while anyway until the people of the other Korean kingdoms pushed them out).
300
What country is Korea connected to by land?
China.
300
The Japanese emperors said they were descendents of the sun goddess. What was her name?
Amaterasu
300
Korea was divided into how many kingdoms?
Three kingdoms.
300
Name another gift that the Korean king sent to the Japanese emperor.
Silk, tea, jewels, and a book with Chinese writing in it.
300
What did the Japanese call themselves: "The Land . . . ". Why did they call themselves that?
The Land of the Rising Sun, to show that they were just as important as China ("The Land of the Setting Sun")
400
Which country is a peninsula - China, Korea, or Japan?
Korea.
400
When a new Japanese emperor begins his rule, what 3 objects are given to him?
A string of beads, a mirror, and a sword.
400
The Korean people learned many things from the Chinese. Name one thing they learned.
Chinese writing, Buddhism, iron-making, better pottery, and ceremonial burial.
400
Which gift that the Korean emperor sent him did the Japanese emperor like the best? Why?
The book with Chinese writing. He had never seen a book with Chinese letters in it before and he thought it was interesting.
400
Why did Japan break away from all connections with China?
They saw that China had invaded Korea and they didn't want that to happen to them. They didn't want to become Chinese in all their ways. They wanted their Japanese ways. They wanted Japan to be equal with China.
500
What is a peninsula?
A piece of land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides.
500
The Japanese emperors borrowed ideas about how to run their country from two other countries. What are the names of those other 2 countries?
China and Korea.
500
What was the kingdom on the western side of Korea called?
Paekche.
500
The Japanese emperor wanted a certain person to learn to read and write those Chinese letters. Who was that person?
The emperor's son.
500
Name one way that the Japanese developed their own special Japanese way?
Writing, painting, clothing styles, their own way of thinking.