Social Classes
The largest class of Japanese society.
What is peasants?
The military leader of Japan's warrior class.
The country where most of Japan's cultural influences came from during Prince Shotoku's regency.
What is China?
A population divided by physical barriers such as water or mountains.
What is geographic isolation.
The the most important virtue of the Bushido Code according to Ms. Wagner.
What is respect?
This class performed the "unclean" duties.
What is the eta?
The regent prince responsible for much of Japan's cultural influences.
Who is Prince Shotoku?
One of the greatest Japanese literary classics.
What is the Tale of Genji?
A Japanese hostess trained to entertain men with conversation, dance and song.
What is a geisha?
This virtue emphasized the importance of doing what is right - even though a samurai had the power to kill he only did so when it was required of him.
This class was considered the "beggar" class
What is the hinin?
This was Japan's main agricultural crop.
What is rice?
The spread of culture from one society to another.
What is cultural diffusion?
What was the Heian Period also known as?
This virtue built trust among the samurai.
What is loyalty?
What is the emperor?
This percentage of Japan's landmass was available for farming.
What is 15%?
This tower shaped structure was influenced by both India and China's architecture.
What is a pagoda?
What is the cherry blossom.
The English meaning of "Bushido Code"
What is the way of the warrior?
This class consisted of mercenaries or paid soldiers.
This original capital city was modelled after Chang'an in China but did not have a wall.
What is Nara?
This religion came from India via Korean monks.
This Portuguese weapon interested the Japanese in the 1600s.
What is the musket?
Above all, this virtue was held the most important under the Bushido code. If a samurai was to lose it, he would have to perform the ritual act of suicide.