Ancient Japan
Sengoku Period
Hierarchy
Isolation
Yokai
100
What are the gods of Japan called?
Kami
100
Who were the stealthy warriors who worked as assassins and spies?
Ninja
100
Who grew the rice?
Farmers
100
What is one way to win a Sumo match?
Push an opponent out of the ring, make them touch the ground with anything but the soles of their feet
100
What is a Yokai?
A spirit, creature, etc.
200
Whose job was to suppress barbarians?
The Shogun
200
In what city did Tokugawa Ieyasu set up his new government?
Edo
200
Who patrolled the cities and made sure the law was followed?
Samurai
200
Kendo translates to "way of the ___"
Sword
200
What animal is the Kitsune?
A Fox
300
Amaterasu is the _____ goddess?
Sun
300
Which major battle determined the very fate of Japan?
The Battle of Sekigahara
300
Who controlled the Hans and made sure roads were maintained and rice was collected?
Daimyo
300
Which type of theatre was enjoyed by both Samurai and Merchants?
Kabuki
300
Which Yokai lived in rivers and loved sumo?
Kappa
400
What did the Japanese call the two storms that protected them from Mongol invaders?
Kamikaze
400
What does Sengoku mean?
Country at war
400
Ukiyo-e is an artform that means pictures of the "_____ _____"
Floating World
400
What is a Maiko?
An apprentice Geisha
400
Which Yokai lived in the mountains and the Buddhist version of hell?
Oni
500
Name the 2 indigenous peoples of Japan?
Ainu and Emishi
500
Oda Nobunaga had two advantages that allowed him to conquer most of Japan. Name one.
Guns and alliances with Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu
500
The _____ was the group of people called the untouchables.
Eta
500
What type of theatre uses elaborate puppets?
Bunraku
500
What is a Tsukumogami?
An abused item that has become a Yokai