Social Classes
Who was at the top of the feudal hierarchy (but was only a figurehead)?
Emperor
What did masterless Samurai become known as?
Ronin
What is Japan tallest mountain called?
What continent is Japan considered to be a part of?
Asia
Where did Daimyo live?
Castles
What were lords/nobles called in Medieval Japan?
Daimyo
Could women become Samurai?
Yes
Roughly how much of Japan's land is flat?
20%
Where was the written language in Japan imported from?
China
What is the Japanese art of folding paper called?
Origami
Who was at the bottom of the feudal hierarchy?
Merchants
What was the name of the code of behaviour that Samurai lived by?
Bushido Code
What are the three main neighbouring countries to Japan?
China, Korea and Russia
In what period did Japan undergo a centralisation of their government?
Nara Period
Name the two primary religions in Medieval Japan
Shinto and Buddhism
Did class mobility exist in Medieval Japan?
No
What were the two responsibilities of samurai children known as?
The pen and the sword
What are the four main islands in Japan?
Honshu, Hokkaido, Shikoku, Kyushu
What was the name of the Indigenous people of Japan?
Ainu
What is the Medieval name for the city of Tokyo?
Edo
What is the name of the system that divided people into social classes in Medieval Japan?
Feudalism
What was the name of the samurai's two swords?
Long sword (katana) and small sword (wakizashi)
What are Japan's three neighbouring oceans and seas?
Pacific Ocean, Sea of Japan (East Sea), Philippine Sea
A group of islands is called...?
An archipelago
Japan experiences a lot of earthquakes and tsunamis because of what phenomenon?
Tectonic plate activity