Geography
This country in Asia acts as a land bridge and is a peninsula near the Sea of Japan
Korea
Russia, China, and Japan share cultural similarities due to
cultural diffusion/ trade
Due to the earthquakes, tsunamis, typhoons, and mountains Japan develops this nature based belief
Shinto
In feudal societies, social status was based on
birth
Under the Tokugawa period Japan followed this policy
isolationism
Which country has these geographic features:
Limited mineral resources, population mostly in coastal plains, has volcanoes, and earthquakes
Japan
Why was Japan easily able to not be invaded
island location
This plays an important role in these belief systems (a specific part of nature)
water
The terms Bushido, samurai, and daimyo are associated with which group in Japanese history
warriors
By closing harbors to most foreigners the Tokugawa shogunate attempted to do this
stop foreign influence
Which title best completes this outline:
Archipelago
Limited arable land
rugged mountains
earthquakes
geography of Japan
Japan and Philippines are considered what geographically?
archipelagos
A unique practice of religion in Japan is that many Japanese practice both Shinto and this religion
Buddhism
Knights, samurai are similiar because they held positions in feudal systems as well as pledged what type of oaths
loyalty to their military leader
Throughout the Tokugawa period Japan felt that other nations were
barbarians/ not worthy of their attention
This country calls their land "a shrimp among whales" due to its location near Russia, China, and Japan
Korea
Japan shares an irregular coastline with this other country we have learned about
Greece
A picture of water/ trees/ mountain would indicate Japanese art places a high emphases on
nature
During the feudal period of Japanese history these two groups held the power
shogun and daimyos
Why was the term ethnocentrism used during the Tokugawa period?
Use of terracing is an example of society's reaction to
geographic conditions
Which area of Japan is most densely settled
coastal plains
During the Tokugawa period, haiku, flower, arranging and rock gardening are al influences of
Zen Buddhism
One way Japanese feudalism was different from European feudalism is that Japanese feudalism was more
political power more centralized