Landforms and Geography
They are China and Korea.
What two countries are neighbors to Japan?
Groups of people who were related by blood or marraige.
What is a clan?
The support of Prince Shotoku helped it spread.
Why did Buddhism spread in Japan?
The art of beautiful writing.
What is calligraphy?
China had a bigger impact.
Did China or Korea have a bigger impact on Japan?
It is one of Japan's most recognized symbols.
What is Mount Fiji?
A few powerful nobles.
It means Meditation in Japanese.
What does "Zen" mean?
A long realistic story focused on one individual.
What is Genji?
The religion came from China after Prince Shintoku found interest in it.
How did Buddhism spread throughout Japan?
It was formed when the tip of a jewel spear went in the ocean, and the drops fell back into the ocean.
They were common workers.
What did most Japanese citizens do for work?
They believed that "peace and happiness could be gained by leading a life of virtue and wisdom".
What is the Buddhist belief?
One of Japan's finest writers.
Who was Lady Murasaki Shikibu?
China started calling it "The land of the rising sun", which translates to "Nippon".
Where did Japan get it's name?
It is mild with plenty of rain.
What is Japan's climate like?
They cook, clean, and take care of the house of a noble.
What were slaves usually forced to do?
The Shinto religion was never replaced, but practiced alongside Buddhism.
Did Buddhism replace the Shinto religion?
A short form of poetry, with three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables.
What is a Haiku?
The religion originated in China.
Where did Buddhism originate?
It is located 120 miles away.
How many miles away is Japan from the coast of Asia?
The religion they worshipped was Shinto.
What religion did noble families and there servants worship.
They thought it would "give them inner peace and help them in battle".
Why did Samurai favor Zen?
They wrote about rejected love and nature.
Why did Japanese poets often write about?
It is more similar to Korean.
Is Mandarin or Korean more similar to Japanese?