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100
One who rules in the name of another.
What is the definition of a regent?
100
Shinto
What was Japan's original religion?
100
India
What did the sculpting idea come from?
100
It came from the Chinese style of writing called ¨kanji¨.
Where did the kana form of writing come from?
100
The new forms came from India by way of Japan.
Where did the new forms of architecture come from?
200
Belonging or related to an emperor.
What is the definition of imperial?
200
"Greater Vehicle" that says that all people can reach nirvana. Believes in bodhisattvas.
What is Mayahana
200
It is made out of wood nearby Nara.
Where is the Japanese statue in the textbook located and what is it made out of?
200
Simplified Kanji.
What is kana?
200
Prince Shotoku founded this temple.
Who founded the Horyuji in Nara?
300
A ruling class of noble families.
What is the definition of aristocracy?
300
522 when a Korean king sent a statue of the Buddha to the King.
When did Mahayana arrive in Japan?
300
They discovered this dating all the way back to the fifth century.
How early is the earliest time period that they discovered statues dating back to in Japan?
300
it means ¨borrowed letters
What is kana?
300
They inspired Shinto priests to build their own shrines.
What did buddhist pagodas influence shinto priests to do?
400
A spiritual discipline that involves deep relaxation and an emptying of distracting thoughts from the mind.
What is the definition of meditation?
400
Kami
Who do buddhists build shrines to?
400
Chinese and Korean immigrants created most of these.
Who made a majority of Japans religious art?
400
It was very difficult to write in this form.
Is it easy to write in Kanji?
400
Agricultural society and Japanese love of nature.
What did Japanese Shinto shrines reflected on?
500
A tower shaped structure with several stories and roofs.
What is the definition of a pagoda?
500
These ceremonies come from Shinto.
What do celebrations of birth and marriage come from?
500
It is located by the Horyuji temple in Nara.
Japanese temple in the textbook located?
500
Different grammar, sounds, and pronunciation.
What is the difference between Kanji and Kana?
500
A symbol of plenty, raised floors, thatched roofs.
What was the idea for the raised storehouse?