Geography of Japan
A group of islands.
What is an archipelago?
Early settlers that were known for cord-pattern pottery.
Who are The Jomon?
The main early religion of Japan.
What is Shinto?
The religious ruler of Japan but had little political power.
Who is the emperor?
The system that organized society into lords and peasants.
What is Feudalism?
Famous mountain that stand alone in Japan.
What is Mount Fuji?
Group of immigrants that mixed with the Jomon people.
Who are The Yayoi?
The spirits that worshipped in Shinto are called.
What is Kami?
Military leader who ruled Japan and held the real power.
Who is the shogun?
Code that guided samurai behavior and loyalty.
What is Bushido?
Many villages develop near freshwater sources.
What is they needed water for drinking and farming?
Important crop that the Yayoi introduce to Japan.
What is rice?
The religion that came to Japan from China.
What is Buddhism?
Powerful landowners who ruled regions of Japan.
Who are Daimyo?
The storm that destroyed the Mongol invasion fleet and saved Japan.
What is Kamikaze?
Two bodies of water helped isolate Japan.
What is the Sea of Japan and the North Pacific Ocean?
Large burial mounds that were built for powerful leaders.
What are Kofun tombs?
The leader who helped spread Buddhism in Japan.
Who is Prince Shotoku?
Warriors who served the daimyo and followed a strict code of honor.
Who are the Samurai?
The word that kamikaze means.
What is divine wind?
Continent That Japan is located on.
What is Asia?
A powerful clan that rose to power around 250 AD.
What is the Yamato Clan?
Two religions that blended together in Japan.
What is Shinto and Buddhism?
The reform that tried to copy China's style of government in Japan.
What is the Taika Reform?
The group that made up the largest part of feudal society and farmed the land.
Who are Peasants?