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Samurais
Culture
100
What is the first religion of Japan called?
Shinto.
100
What is Japan's closest neighbor?
South Korea
100
Define samurai.
They were the loyal bodyguards of warlords.
100
What country did Japan get Buddhism from?
Korea
200
What does Shinto mean?
The way of the gods.
200
A group of islands is called a...
Archipelago
200
What was the general of the Emperor's army called?
The Shotgun.
200
Where did Japan get most of their culture? (NOT Korea)
China
300
What does ri-ben mean?
Origin of the sun.
300
How many islands make up Japan?
4,000
300
What was the period of Shotgun rule called?
Kamakura Shogunate
300
Name the prince that sent the first mission to China
Prince Shotoku
400
Claimed to be the descendants of the sun goddess Amaterasu.
Yamato clan.
400
True or false, hurricanes are a problem for japan.
False. Typhoons are a very large problem for japan, but a hurricane has never hit Japan, and never will.
400
What caused the Shogunate Downfall?
Samurais weren't being paid.
400
How many missions did Japan send to China?
Three
500
How many clans were there?
Hundreds
500
Name one of the four big islands in Japan.
Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, or Kyushu
500
What is the definition of Bushido?
‘The way of the warrior.’
500
Name three things that China gave Japan.
Chinese system of writing, Chinese art style, Cooking, Gardening, Tea drinking, Hairdressing, Government