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Vocab
Vocab Part 2
Random Japan
100

What was a peasant?

Poor people with no power.
100

Is the Pacific Ocean located on North, South, East, or West.

East

100

Extended familes

Clans

100

Ideas that hold dear

Values

100

What religion came to Japan from Korea?

Buddhism

200

What was an emperor?

A figurehead for the powerful shogun.

200

Were homes far from the sea, yes or no?

Yes

200

The traditional religion of Japan

Shinto

200

The way something was set up

Structure

200

Was calligraphy one of the most popular art forms?

Yes

300

Who was the greatest writer in early Japanese history?

Lady Murasaki Shikibu

300

Where in Japan did the Mongols try to invade?

Hirado and Hakata

300

A general who ruled Japan in the emperor's name

Shogun

300

Trained professional warriors

Samurai

300

What helped the Japanese when they got invaded by the Monguls?

The weather

400

What did Prince Shotuku do?

He introduced many Chinese ideas to Japan.

400
What are Japan's main four islands?

Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu

400

A person is a person who rules a country for someone who is unable to rule alone

Regent

400

Japan's large landowners, or ______

Daimyo

400

For how many years will a shogun rule in Japan?

700 years

500

What did the Yamato rulers claim to have?

A glorious family history

500

How much percent of the land is flat?

20 percent

500

A group of nobles who live near and serve or advise a ruler

Court

500

A popular new form of Buddhism called ___ arrived from China

Zen

500

How many miles is Korea from Japan?

100 miles away