Religion
According to Buddha, how does a person achieve peace?
Overcoming feelings of desire
Who ranked the lowest in feudal Japan?
What period did the Shogun come to power?
Heian
A form of poetry having 3 lines with syllables in a 5, 7, 5 pattern
Haiku
In feudal Japan, a Japanese warrior
Samurai
The structures that are built in honor of Japan's religion Shintoism are called what?
shrines
What was a samurai's job?
Protecting daimyo land
Who had the most power during the feudal era: emperor, shogun, daimyo, or samurai?
Shogun
A chain of islands
Archipelago
What 2 countries heavily influenced Japan's culture?
Chinese and Korean
What 2 religions did Japan use?
Shintoism and Buddhism
How did people "get" their occupations? (i.e. how did a man become a samurai?)
They inherited them from their fathers.
Why did the Mongol invasions of Japan fail?
Tsunamis destroyed Mongol ships and stopped the Mongol attack
A type of Buddhism developed in Japan that emphasizes meditation and thoughtful tasks as the way to peace
Zen Buddhism
A Japanese religion in which people worship gods and spirits associated with nature
Shinto
Why did they adopt both religions?
The believed that we went well (complemented) each other and/or each met different needs.
Who were the daimyo?
Which type of art form are Kabuki and Noh?
Plays (theater)
A title meaning great general, given to the strongest military leader in feudal Japan
Shogun
What was the name of the first written novel?
Tale of Genji
What does the Shinto religion focus on?
nature (kami spirits is an acceptable answer too)
Who were the shoguns in Japan?
He was the military ruler and also had political power.
What class is credited with the creation of Japan's unique culture?
Heian Aristocracy
A person of the upper or noble class whose status is usually inherited
Aristocrat
A code of values for warriors (Samurai)
Bushido