Geography
Where are the islands of japan located
what is east of Asia
Where did the first Japanese live?
what is in farming villages
Where was the center of culture in Ancient Japan?
what is heian
What is the relationship between a Daimyo and a Samurai?
what is The Daimyo were powerful lords who had armies of Samurai
what is the name for a Japaneses warrior?
what is samurai.
Why do people live on the flat land in Ancient Japan?
What is flat land is best for farming
What were the first farming villages ruled by?
what is powerful clans
Why did the Heian become the center of japanese culture?
what is The emperors of japan moved to Heian and nobles who loved art and beauty followed them.
Who had the most power in the social hierarchy?
what is shotgun
what i the most important thing to a samurai?
what is Honor
How much of the land is flat?
what is 20 percent
What was the first culture in Ancient Japan?
what is the aniu
Name 5 forms of art used Ancient Japan.
what is Fashion, Literature, Paintings, Calligraphy, Architecture
Who were the 2 main important leaders in Ancient Japan?
what is Oba Nobunaga & Tokugawa Ieyasu
What is the Samurai's version of the code of honor?
what is Bushido.
Who are the 2 neighboring countries that influenced later Ancient Japan?
what is china and Korea
What did people think of the Ainu's language?
what is it is different and unusual
Why were their changes in Buddhism in Ancient Japan?
what is Not all people could afford the expensive rituals.
Name and explain all of the roles on the social hierarchy.
(This is a long answer so if you just say something related that's OK)
what is
Emperor: The emperor was a figure head for the powerful shogun. Shogun: A powerful leader, the shogun ruled in the emperor’s name. (emperor doesn’t really rule) Daimyo & Samurai: Daimyo were powerful lords who often led armies of Samurai. Samurai warriors served the shogun and daimyo. Peasants: Most Japanese were poor peasants who had no power.
what does Bushido mean?
what is way of warrior
What are 2 influences geography had on the early Ancient Japanese?
They were close to the ocean so they ate lots of sea food and they created their own culture because they were isolated from the rest of the world.
what ended the aniu?
what is over time they started to fight over land. They lost these fights, and their land as well. In the end, they either converted or they were driven out.
What are the 2 new forms of Buddhism that were created in Ancient Japan? Explain at least 1 big detail about each one.
what is Pure Land Buddhism: -no rituals -would chant Buddhas name to achieve salvation Zen: -chinese -believed that people seeking wisdom should practice self discipline & mediation -ideas appealed to many warriors
What was the cause of a new social hierarchy?
what is There were wars between lords and Emperors. In these wars, lots of land that peasants farmed on was destroyed. This caused chaos with many peasants becoming thieves and bandits. The emperors did nothing and just focused on their courtly lives, so someone else was needed to take charge.
Name four important rules of the Bushido.
what is -Both men and women learned to fight (but only men went to war)
-Self discipline was very important
-Honor was important so you always follow your lords orders
-If honor was lost, you were expected to commit suicide