~Land of the Rising Sun~
What is Caucasian?
Of or relating to the white race
What was the name of the Japanese monk who found a solution to the problem of how to use Chinese symbols for Japanese?
Kobo Daishi
Japan was influenced by what country?
Who brang catholic faith to China?
Matteo Ricci
What dose regime mean?
A system of government
What is Nippon?
What the Japanese call their country.
Who was the first emperor of the Sun dynasty?
Jimmu Tenno
What are the 2 rivers that cross China from west to east?
The Yellow River and Yangtze River
What are Chinese drawings called?
Ideograms
What is terra colta?
A type of clay the chinese used to make vases and staues
What ocean is west and east of Japan?
West:The Sea of Japan
East: Pacific Ocean
What does mikado mean?
"The Honorable Gate"
What does dissension mean?
Dispute, quarling
What does currency mean?
The money used in a country
Who was Confucius?
An aristocrat from the state Lu
When spelling Nippon, what Chinese characters do the Japanese use?
"source" and "sun"
What companies did Japanese clans form?
Toyota, Mikasa, and Mitsubishi
In 1192, the emperor gave Yoritomo what special title?
shogun
Who went to China for 16 years?
Marco Polo
Which emperor ordered the burning of all books?
Zheng
What percent of Japan is flat and fertile and what percent of Japan is mountainous?
Flat: 15%
Mountainous: 85%
A Korean king sent a number of gifts to the mikado, what was the name of the invaluable book?
"Thousand Character Classic"
What does Heian-kyo mean?
"Capital of Peace"
What was the first dynasty?
Shang Dynasty
What is communism?
A political idea that says there should be no private property, but that all property should be owned together by the people