Geography
Name the two countries geographically near Japan that influenced their medieval culture the most.
China and Korea
This was the original religion of Japan.
Shinto/Shintoism
All samurai were pledged to follow this code of honor
bushido code
This class of lord often fought among theselves and employed armies of samurai
daimyo
These folks, from the north, tried, and failed twice, to invade Japn in the Middle Ages?
The Mongols
This is the geographic feature that makes up most of Japan and made it hard to farm on the land
Mountains
According to followers of Shinto, what are the spirits that reside in natural objects (also a girl's name)
kami
True or False?: Women in feudal Japan were expected to be tough.
True
This powerful figure was the ultimate military ruler of Japan
the shogun
This time period is looked at the "Golden Age of Japan"
Heian period
What effect did the geography of Japan have on the early culture and people before and into the middle ages?
They were isolated, cut off by mountains from each other, seperated, caused a lot of civil wars, they went to other countries (China) to infludence their civilization.
This foreign religion made its way to Japan in the 500s and quickly merged with the orginal Japanese faith
Buddhism
True or false: Samarai loyalty to a family was passed from father to son
true
This is a system of government in which local lords give loyalty to higher lords in exchange of land, power, or protection
feudalism
What class of people (high/low) did ninjas come from? Bonus: What were their original weapons?
Low; farming tools
Japan is a chain of islands. What is the name for an island chain?
archipelago
What is the name of the religious beliefs that emerged from blending Shintoism and Buddhism (really practiced by the samurai)?
Zen Buddhism
This is the weapon samurail used to kill others in combat.
Katana
The members of this class, although they were poorest, were not the very lowest social class in medieval Japan
the peasants or artisans
Because of the geography of Japan, what food source was most accessible?
Fish
This is the largest mountain in Japan.
Mt. Fuji
Name the countries, in order, through which Buddhist missionaries spread their religion.
First: India, Second: China, Third: Korea, Fourth: Japan
Judo, Ju-Jitsu, and karate
This person was originally descended from the Sun Goddess, Amaterasu, and became more of a figurehead for the Japanese government
the emperor
Who was the prince responsible for bringing multiiple Chinese influences on Japan?
Prince Shotoku