Mapping
Which body of water is between mainland Asia and Japan?
What is: Sea of Japan or East Sea
What is cultural diffusion?
What is: the spread of language, music, food, goods, and ideas across different groups of people
Why was the Heian period called Japan’s golden age?
What is: Arts and Literature
What country did Japan model their government after?
What is: China
Where is Ms. Streit from (must name major city)?
What is: Chicago
Which line of longitude is closest to the city of Nagaoka?
What is: 140 degrees East?
Japanese writing used simplified characters in it from which other country’s writing?
What is: China
What was a Samurai?
What is: a warrior of pre-feudal Japan that was disciplined and well versed in combat and social expectations
What was emphasized in the Shinto religion (as shown in temples)?
Name one city that Ms. Streit went to during her Spring Break (extra 100 points per extra correct city)
What is: New York City, Philadelphia, Washington D.C.
Why did Japan develop such a unique culture?
True or False: Before adapting Chinese characters in writing, ancient Japan had no written language.
What was so special about the “Tale of Genji”?
What is: the world’s first novel
A Daiymo in Japan is similar to what role in medieval Europe?
What is: a lord
Why does Ms. Streit wear a blue brace on her left hand?
What is: she severed her nerve
Extra 100 points if you can name one example of something that diffused from those countries to Japan.
Examples: calligraphy, Buddhism, ironwork
How did the Chinese Gagaku influence music in Japan?
Could also be melodies and styles for half credit.
True or False: Most writers at the time were men.
What is: False
What was the main job of the Shogun?
What is: rule the country through military power
Where is Ms. Streit going to study abroad next year?
For an extra 100 points, name both of them!
What is: Denmark/Copenhagen and Washington D.C.
Looking at the map, what is a settlement pattern that you might infer (where on the map)?
Where did Buddhism originate from?
How poetry was a part of daily life in Japan?
What is: People would share poems with each other to communicate for a variety of different reasons
What is: Family status of individuals
What did Ms. Emelander do for Spring Break?
You must know the activity and the name of the place.
What is: She went hiking at Hocking Hills