The Feudal Pyramid
Who is at the top of the feudal pyramid?
The Emperor
A famous type of Japanese poetry
Haiku
The religion of indigenous Japan.
Shinto
How many main islands does Japan have?
4
Who tried to invade Japan?
The Mongols
Who is actually the most powerful person in Feudal Japan?
The Shogun
How many lines does a Haiku have?
3
Who brought Buddhism to Japan?
Korea
Which two neighboring countries did Japan borrow heavily from?
China and Korea
What ended the Mongol invasion?
Storms
The Daimyo promised what to the Shogun in exchange for large tracts of land?
Their Samurai
How many syllables in a Haiku?
17
The spirits found in nature.
What is the definition of archipelago?
A group of many large and small islands.
Why did Japan close its borders?
They were worried Westerners would try to invade and take over their country.
What was the code of ethics that guided the life of a Samurai?
Bushido
What are the two types of Japanese theater?
Kabuki and Noh
Buddhist's partake it what discipline in order to be on the eightfold path?
Meditation
Name two things Japan borrowed from either China or Japan.
answers will vary
What did Japan's exclusion order include?
No Japanese citizens may leave
No Europeans can stay
Why were the merchants considered the lowest type of people?
Because they produced nothing themselves
Give two differences between the two types of theater.
Noh was for the rich, Kabuki for the poor
Kabuki was a lively affair, Noh was proper and sophisticated.
Where did Buddhism originate?
India
How did Japan's isolation affect it's development?
Answer will vary
How long were Japan's borders closed?
200 years