Religion & Philosophy
This Religion came to Japan from China. It is not native to either.
What is Buddism
These people were the very bottom of the class pyramid.
Who are merchants?
The Japanese adopted the ideas of this Chinese government
What are the Tang?
The type of Buddhism that places importance on self-discipline and meditation.
What is Zen Buddhism?
The Ming built/repaired this to make their country safer and to protect them from the invading Mongols.
What is the Great Wall.
This is the native religion of Japan.
What is Shintoism?
The true leader of feudal Japan.
Who was the Shogun?
The Ming brought back the kind of rule that the Tang was well known for.
What is a strong central government?
Japan is a country made up of islands known as this.
What is an archipelago?
The Ming sent a once slave out to explore the world in this.
What is the Treasure Fleet?
This is the spirits believed to inhabit the natural word.
What are Kami?
This class of people feeds the countries in both China and Japan
What are peasants?
The Ming government changed the trade to this system that most favored them.
What is Trubute?
The ''Gifts" of the Tribute system.
What are trade goods?
The Emperors of the Ming left this behind as a symbol of their greatness.
What is the Forbidden City?
This is a not a religion but a philosophy that was brought over to Japan from China, which nevertheless changed the morals of Japanese society.
What is Confucianism
This class of people is similar to the European lords in Feudal Japan.
What are daimyo?
Who was the figure head of the Japanese government?
Who was the Emperor?
The basic groups of early society are usualy known as these.
What are clans?
Also known as "white gold"
What is porcelain?
The imperial family was descended from this Goddess according to Shinto beliefs.
Who is Amaterasu?
This person grew up as a slave and ended up as the admiral of the treasure fleet.
Who was Zheng He?
The Ming government brought this back, which relied on a person's merit, not their family's place in society.
What is the civil service exam.
The moral code of the samurai.
What is Bushido?
One of the main cultural contributions of the Heian aristocracy to Japan.
What is Literature?