People
prince shotoku
he introduced many Chinese ideas to Japan
in Japan, about ____% of the land is flat
20
samurai
trained professional warriors
clans
extended families
what forms of art were popular in the Heian period?
Literature, painting, calligraphy and architecture
who wrote "The Tale of Genji"?
Lady Murasaki Shikibu
shinto
Japan's traditional religion
in 1192 the first ____ rules Japan
shogun
who wrote "The Pillow Book"?
Sei shonagon
what are Japan's four main islands?
Kyushu, Shikoku, Honshu, Hokkaido
the shogun ruled in the ______ name
emperor's
bushido
the samurai code of rules
Lady Murasaki was servant to the __________
Empress Akiko
who was the first shogun
the Minatomo leader
figurehead
a person who appears to rule even though real power rests in someone else
court
a group of nobles who live near and serve/advise a ruler
_____ plays combine ____, ____ and ____.
Noh, music, speaking, dance
oda nobunaga
a leader, a japanese samurai and daimyo
regent
Zen
new form of Buddhism arrived from China
Few Ainu remain in ____ today, and most of them ____ on ____