Samurai
Social Hierarchy
The Heian Period
Haiku
Miscellaneous
100
This is the code of conduct that all Samurai followed.
What is Bushido?
100
This rank is the spiritual leader of Japan.
What is the emperor?
100
This form of poetry was popular among aristocrats during the Heian Period.
What is Haiku?
100
This is the number of lines all Haiku have.
What is three?
100
This determines your rank in Feudal Japanese society.
What is birth status (a.k.a. family)?
200
This was considered the only way a samurai could regain his honor after disgracing himself.
What is seppuku?
200
This class, made up of Samurai and Ronin, is the warrior class of Japan.
What is Bushi?
200
This form of wrestling became popular during the Heian period.
What is Sumo wrestling?
200
This is the number of syllables in each line of a Haiku.
What is 5-7-5?
200
This was (and continues to be) the most important value of Japanese society.
What is honor?
300
This is the samurai's most important duty.
What is loyalty to their lord?
300
This rank is the military commander of Japan and holds the most power.
What is the Shogun?
300
The object of this game, played by many women during the Heian period, was to balance as many rocks as possible on one finger.
What is rango?
300
This is the subject of all traditional haiku.
What is nature?
300
This class was more highly ranked when compared to its counterpart in Europe.
What is the Nomin (farmer) class?
400
This is what samurai valued above even their own life.
What is honor?
400
This rank is broken into two parts: craftspeople and merchants.
What are the Chonin?
400
Painting and sculpture grew in popularity during the Heian period to depict subjects of this Religion.
What is Buddhism?
400
All traditional haiku must make a direct or indirect reference to this.
What is a season?
400
This rank is considered a disgraced Samurai.
What is a Ronin?
500
This is a female born into the Bushi class.
What is an onna-bugeisha?
500
This rank is considered the lowest because it deals with death.
What are the Barakumin?
500
Japanese culture and customs during the Heian period was heavily influenced by this neighboring Asian culture.
What is the Chinese culture?
500
This is the number of subjects that a traditional Haiku must transition between.
What is two?
500
This book, written during the Heian Period, is the first novel in human history.
What is the Tale of Genji?
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