Geography
#1 on this map represents this island of Japan
Hokkaido
This landform covers most of Japan
Mountains
Korea visitors introduced this religion to early Japan
Buddhism
The most powerful figure in all of Japan held this title
Shogun
Samurai were usually paid with this
Land or food
#2 on this map represents this island of Japan
Honshu
These nations had the most influence on culture in early Japan
Korea and China
The chiefs if clans believed they were descendants of nature spirits called…
For many years, this language was the official language of the government in Japan
Chinese
Landowners who hired samurai to protect their land
#3 represents this island of Japan
Shikoku
This isolated Japan from Korea and China in ancient times
Japan’s island location
The poem style that was popular in Heian Courts
Haiku
A person who rules for someone who is unable to rule by themselves
Regent
Banning guns in Japan did this in the 17th century
Extended the rule of the samurai
#4 represents this island of Japan
Kyushu
Japan is located near China and ______, which had major influences over Japan
Korea
This religion originated in Japan and is still the most popular today
This clan believed they were descendants of the sun goddess and controlled much of Honshu in the 500’s CE
Yamato
It is true that Samurai could…
#5 represents this body of water between Japan and Korea
The Sea of Japan
For this reason, the Yamato clan began calling themselves the emperors of Japan
Most of the great writers in early Japan were women for this reason
Japanese males wrote mostly in Chinese
Japanese nobles put their differences aside and united in 1274 to…
Defeat the mongols
The Samurai Period lasted until 1868 for many reasons, except…
Chosen by gods