Geography
What are the four main islands of Japan?(Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu)
(Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu)
What is the native religion of Japan?
Shinto
What form of Japanese poetry has a 5-7-5 syllable structure?
Haiku
Who did the Emperor claim to be descendent from?
The Sun Goddess
What was the most important crop grown in Japan?
Rice
What were the four main social classes of Japan’s feudal system?
Samurai, farmers, craftspeople, merchants
What percentage of Japan is covered by mountains?
75
What does the word “Shinto” mean?
Way of the Gods
What was the world’s first novel, written by a noblewoman in Japan?
Tale of Genji
What did Samurai have to follow?
The Bushido Code
Who was Japan's major trade partners (2)?
China and Korea
What clothing was traditionally worn by both men and women in Japan?
Kimono
How did Japan's island location benefit its defense?
Protect from invaders
What are the sacred gates called that mark entrances to Shinto shrines?
Torii gates
What technique did Japanese architects use to make earthquake-resistant buildings?
(Interlocking wooden joints instead of nails.)
What powerful military leader ruled Japan while the emperor had little power?
Shogun
What was the main food source and main industry in Japan?
Fishing
What philosophy influenced Japanese social structure and emphasized respect for elders?
Confucianism
Why does Japan have so many hot springs?
Volcanic activity
What foreign religion arrived in Japan in 552 CE?
Buddhism
What is the art of folding paper into intricate designs called?
Origami
What was the name of the closed country policy of isolation?
Shakoku
Where did markets develop?
Port cities
Why did Japan have high literacy rates?
Abundance of paper
What technique did Japan use to farm even though it is so mountanous?
Terraced hillsides
Who was responsible for helping Buddhism spread in Japan after the Buddhist Suppression War?
(Prince Shotoku and the Soga Clan)
What type of artwork involved woodblock prints that depicted scenes of everyday life?
(Ukiyo-e)
What is a constitution?
A written form of government
What organization controlled production, trade, and prices in medieval Japan?
Kabunakama or trade guilds
What system of hierarchy was used in Japan? hint: starts with an f
Feudalism