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Geography
Feudal System
Culture
Samurai
Zen Buddhism
100
Japan is a chain of Islands; the geographic term for this is:
What is "Archipelago"
100
How many class levels existed in Feudal Japan?
Six (6)
100
In Feudal Japan, homes, castles and other buildings were made of:
What is wood and paper
100
The word Samurai Means:
What is "To Serve"
100
Zen Buddhism stresses the need for _________ in order to achieve Spiritual Enlightenment.
What is Meditation
200
Mountains cover ____% of Japan's surface.
What is 80%
200
In Feudal Japan, a regional governor was known as a:
What is a "Daimyo"
200
In Feudal Japan, why were houses, castles and other buildings constructed from specific materials:
Japan is located in an Earthquake Zone
200
The code of honor which governed Samurai behavior in Feudal Japan is known as:
What is "Bushido"
200
The term used to describe the concept of "Spiritual Enlightenment" in Buddhism.
What is Nirvana
300
Due to the fact that Japan is an island nation, it has very few __________ __________ at it's disposal.
Natural Resources
300
In Feudal Japan, the _________ held no actual power.
What is the "Emperor"
300
The Japanese religion which held the belief that the Imperial family was descended from the Sun God, Ameterasu, was known as:
What is "Shintoism"
300
In Japanese warrior culture, the practice of ritual suicide is known as:
What is "Harakiri"
300
What is the name of the Samurai weapon that was used by the "Warrior Monks" of Feudal Japan?
The Naginata
400
________ acted as a "Cultural Bridge" between Japan and China.
What is Korea
400
What class was located at the bottom of the social heirarchy in Feudal Japan?
What is the merchant class
400
The style of painting that traditionally accompanies Japanese "Haiku" poems is known as:
What is "Wood-block Painting"
400
The sword used by Samurai after the year 1000CE, which was a physical representation of a Samurai's soul was known as a:
What is a "Katana"
400
What is the Japanese word for "Warrior Monks, that we discussed in class yesterday?
"Ikko-Ikki"
500
As depicted in the slideshow of Japan's Geography, what are the three largest cities in Japan?
Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka.
500
In Feudal Japan, the __________ held all real power in the country.
What is the "Shogun"
500
In a traditional Japanese "Haiku" poem, there are a total of ___ lines and ___ syllables.
"3 and 17"
500
Master-less Samurai (Samurai who neglected to commit ritual suicide after their master was killed) were known as:
What is "Ronin"
500
What were the names of the two competing Schools of Buddhism in Feudal Japan?
Mt Hiei and Nara