This ocean is east of Japan.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
This is the practice of adapting from other cultures and putting your own twist on it.
What is cultural diffusion?
This family controlled Japan for over 300 years without actually being official rulers.
Who were the Fujiwara family?
This was the main function of the samurai in Japan.
What are warriors?
This Japanese leader ordered her nephew to go to the mainland to get good ideas.
Who is Empress Suiko?
This continent is closest to Japan.
What is Asia?
Many ideas from the Asian mainland got to Japan via this country.
What is Korea?
To be considered beautiful in the Heian Kyo Period, women must have these traits. (Name one.)
This was the samurai's most prized possession.
What was his sword?
This Prince helped Japan enrich its culture by bringing new ideas from India, China, and Korea.
Who is Prince Shotoku?
These landforms make up the country of Japan.
What are islands?
This religion heavily influenced Japan after the emperor received a statue of the Buddha from Korea.
What is Buddhism?
The game of kemari was played by these medieval Japanese people.
What are courtiers?
Samurai would often meditate and repeat this phrase to prepare for combat.
What is "I am already dead"?
Emperor Kammu moved the capital of Japan from Nara to this city to get away from Buddhist priests.
What is Heian kyo?
The name of one country that is closest to Japan.
What is/are China, Korea (North or South), and Russia?
Since Japan was only a spoken language, medieval Japanese documents were written in this language.
What is Chinese?
This Japanese piece of writing is also known as the world's first novel.
What is Tale of Genji?
This means "the way of the warrior."
What is Bushido?
What is being a woman?
The direction you would have to travel to get to the United States from Japan by water.
What is traveling east?
This was the original religion of Japan that expressed respect for nature.
What is Shinto?
This popular method of gaining power and influence is how the Fujiwara family became tight with Japanese royalty.
What is marrying off your daughters to kings, princes, and other royals?
This was the consequence of failing to live up to the Code of Bushido.
What is ritual suicide?
(Seppuku, Hari Kari)
Sei Shonagon and Lady Murasaki became well-known for making this contribution to Japan's culture.
What is literature?
(writing books, novels, diaries)