Chinese Technology
Chinese Religions
Japan
Japanese Religions
Japanese Class Structure
100

The Chinese invented important items such as... Name at least three.

Gunpowder, silk, cast iron, paper, printing methods and the compass.

100

The practice of praying to dead family members.

Ancestor worship.

100

A system in which local rulers controlled large estates and the people served their local ruler in exchange for a place to live on the estate.

Feudalism.

100

A Japanese religion that taught nature worship, the deity of the emperor, and patriotism.

Shintoism.

100

Top of the classes - name the person.

The Emperor.

200

Silk is made from what?

The cocoons of moths.

200

Who was the Chinese teacher that developed a philosophy based on relationships?

Confucius.

200

Title of Japanese clan’s general; means “great general”.

Shogun.

200

A version of Buddhism that teaches intense mental concentration and self-control.

Zen Buddhism.

200

Who had the real power.  Hint, it wasn't the Emperor.

The Shogun.

300

Finish the sentence: "More food gets you…"

More people, which gets you……...Cities

300

A religion founded on the four noble truths.

Buddhism.

300

A Japanese warrior.

Samurai.

300


A Torii Gateway.

300

Who did the Samurai work for?  The Samurai were this person's private army.

The Daimyo.

400

List one of the steps in paper making.

Cutting wood.

Soaking the wood.

Making the pulp.

Screening the pulp

Pressing the water out and drying.

400

A passive Chinese religion that emphasizes living in peace and harmony with nature.

Taoism (Daoism).

400

Unwritten Japanese military code of the samurai; means “the way of the warrior”.

Bushido.

400

What does a Torii Gateway lead you to?

A Shinto Shrine.

400

Why were the Merchants at the bottom of the classes?

They produced nothing, they just sold items.

500

What was developed in China for printing?

Moveable type.

500

According to Buddhism, if man follows the eightfold path, he will destroy what?

Suffering.

500

If a Samurai did something dishonorable he was expected to do something very evil in eyes of God. The Samurai thought they were doing the honorable thing, but in reality he was simply deceived. What was this horrible thing?

He was expected to kill himself.

500


A Zen Garden.

500

Who was the largest class in numbers?

The Peasants.