what country borders North Korea to the north?
China
The ______________ scholars did not like the Buddhists because the religion upset the social order.
Confucian
feudal lords and landowners were called ___________.
daimyo
What is seppuku?
ritual suicide
What is the capital of Korea
Seoul
Korea originally borrowed written writing from what country?
China
Why did Japan develop much slower than its neighboring countries?
geographical islation
The majority of people in feudal system belonged to which caste?
serfs/peasants
The invention of the ______________ helped to Koreans to make books more quickly.
wood block printing
What is the capital of Japan
Tokyo
Which religion did Korea borrow from China?
Buddhism
Which Japanese religion teaches that every living thing has a spirit (kami)?
Shintoism
What is a traditional Japanese poem comprised of three lines?
haiku
The figurehead of Japans government was the ______________.
emperor
What is kanji?
Chinese characters used in Japan
What is Hangul?
The Korean alphabet
What is a shogun?
warlord
What kind of sword did samurai use?
katana
the alphabet
What is the name of the martial art created in Korea?
tae kwon do
What is a strict social hierarchy based on family/descent?
caste system
Who were the warrior caste/nobles in ancient Japan?
samurai
Bushido is ofetn translated as the "_______________ of the Warrior"
Way
Who is the coolest Korean in KIA?
Mr. Carey
What other weapons did a samurai carry besides a sword?
spear, longbow