Terms
What is an archipelago?
An archipelago is a group of Islands.
What is an imperial court?
An imperial court is the noble court of an empire.
Who was Jimmu Tenno?
Jimmu was the first Emperor of Japan, according to legend.
Name the 4 main Islands of Japan.
Japan's "mainland" consists of four primary islands: Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku.
Who’s kofun stretched over 5 football fields in length?
The larget kofun was the Tomb of Emperor Nintoku.
What is a Kofun?
Kofun are megalithic tombs or tumuli in Japan.
What is Etiquette?
Etiquette is the customary code of polite behavior in society or among members of a particular profession or group.
Who was Prince Shotoku?
Prince Shotoku was the"father of Japanese Buddhism".
Where did Japan get its name from? What did it mean?
1. It is east of China.
2. It means the land of the rising sun.
What does Shinto mean?
Shinto is a Japanese religion dating from the early 8th century and incorporating the worship of ancestors and nature spirits and a belief in sacred power.
What is Shintoism?
Shintoism is a Japanese religion .
What is haiku?
A haiku is a Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five.
Who was Lady Murasaki Shikibu?
Lady Murasaki Shikibu-was a Japanese novelist, poet and lady-in-waiting at the Imperial court
What did archaeologists name the earliest Japanese settlers?
They called them the Jomon.
How did Buddhism come to Japan?
It came through the Koreans.
What is kami?
A kami is a divine being in the Shinto religion.
What is regent?
A regent is a person appointed to administer a country because the monarch is a minor or is absent or incapacitated.
Who was Yoritomo?
Yoritomo was the founder and the first shōgun of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan.
What was the name of the early Japanese immigrants who some historians believe are the primary ancestors of the Japanese people?
Yayoi
What was the Taika Reform?
The Taika Reforms were a set of doctrines established by Emperor Kōtoku.
What is calligraphy?
calligraphy is decorative handwriting.
What is feudalism?
Feudalism is defined as a Medieval European political, economic and social system from the 9th to 15th centuries.
Who were the Yamato Clan? What did they establish in Japan?
1. The Yamato clan was known for their bravery in battle and their superior fighting techniques.
2. They established imperialism.
Where was the first permanent capital of Japan?
The first permanent Japanese capital was established in Nara.