Geography
What is an archipelago?
A series of islands
What is selective borrowing?
Japanese kept some Chinese customs but discarded or modified others
Who was the most powerful during this period?
The emperor
What does the emperor do?
Nothing, just a figurehead for show
A daimyo
What are tsunamis?
Underwater earthquakes that cause tidal waves
What clan was mainly in charge of Japan?
Yamato
What did Lady Murasaki write?
The world's first novel
What is a shogunate?
A military dynasty
200 years
What is the Ring of Fire?
In the 600s, where did the Prince send nobles AND why?
He decided to learn about China directly instead of through Korean sources. He sent young nobles to study in China
After rival clans fought for power, how did Japan change?
It adopted the feudal system
What does samurai mean?
Those who serve
What Age did Europeans arrive in Japan?
Age of Exploration
Why is Japan similar to Greece?
Covered in mountains which was an obstacle for unity among the people
What was the title Japanese rulers adopted?
Heavenly Emperor
800
What is the code that samurais had to follow?
Bushido
What were the Tokugawa shoguns determined to end?
Feudal warfare
What was the exact magnitude (number) of the 2011 Tsunami in Japan?
9.0
What is one idea Japan did NOT take from China?
The civil service system
What is the Japanese word for poem?
Waka
Seppuku, which is suicide
Who did the Tokugawa kill thousands of?
Japanese Christians