People
Lady Murasaki Shikibu
The author of the famous Tale Of Genji
Japan is made up of what
Islands
Clans
Extended Families
Samurai
Trained professional warriors
Who invaded Japan in the 1274-1281
The mongols
Shotoku
One of Japan's Greatest leaders
What is Japan's Capital
Edo (Tokyo)
Values
Ideas that people hold dear
Daimyo
Japan's large landowners
Why did Japan Isolate themselves from the world
They thought that too much contact with the world would turn them into the next Europe
Who was the Tokugawa Clan
They were a very powerful Clan
What is Japan's largest island
Honshu
Regent
A person who rules for another person who is unable to rule alone
Shogun
A general who ruled Japan in the Emperor's name
What is the tale of Genji
A famous tale by the author Lady Murasaki Shikibu
Who was Oda Nobunaga
The first leader who gave guns to the military
What are the four seas that surround Japan
East China Sea, Sea Of Japan, Pacific Ocean, Philippine Sea.
Shinto
The traditional religion from Japan
Zen
Popular form of Buddhism
What art forms were popular in the Heian Period
Visual Art, Architecture, and performing arts.
Who was Sei Shonagon
She was a servant for the empress
What are the four islands of Japan
Kyushu,Shikoku,Honshu,Hokkaido
Figurehead
A person who appears to rule even though the real power rests with someone else
A code of rules that Samurais followed
What did Prince Shotoku Change or wanted to change
Language, Religion and Philosophy, Government.