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Land of the Rising Sun
The Age of Emperors
The Development of Feudalism
Japan Under the Shoguns
100
What does Proximity mean?
closeness in space. (p.320)
100
Where do the Japanese Islands sit at?
What is the boundary between two plates.(p.321)
100
What were most people's jobs in the clans?
What is Farmers.(p.324)
100
Which city was Nara modeled after?
What is Chang'an.(p.329)
100
What were the two ideals that guided the samurai warriors of Japan?
What is personal honor and loyalty to one's lord.(p.336)
200
What is a mainland mean?
What is major land area of a continent.
200
Where do the Japanese take most of their food from?
What is the ocean. (p.321)
200
Where are Kami found?
What is in natural objects such as mountains or trees.(p.324)
200
In Nara, what did one's power and privileges depend on?
What is one's rank.(p.330)
200
When a samurai rides into battle, what does he shout?
What is his name and family.(p.338)
300
Who are the samurai?
What is highly trained warriors.(p.333)
300
Where did the the first settlers of Japan come from?
What is the Mainland of Asia. (p.322)
300
Where did Yamato emperors claim their descent from?
What is The royal "sun" line. (p.325)
300
Why did Emperor Kammy move the government to a new capital?
What is the Buddhist temples and monasteries gained to much power and wealth.(p.330)
300
Why did Kublai Khan send an armada to Japan?
What is Japan refused to pay tribute.(p.339)
400
What is feudalism?
What is a social system in which lords grant people land or other rewards in exchange for military service.(p.333)
400
What two countries are linked together by a land bridge?
What is Korea and Japan.(p.322)
400
What was one way Prince Shotoku could unify Japan.
What is reduce the power of clan leaders.(p.326)
400
Who was the winner of the final battle between the Minamoto and Taira?
What is Minamoto Yoritomo.(p.332)
400
What did Oda Nobunaga work all his life for?
What is to bring Japan "under a single sword". (p.340)
500
What is a regent?
What is someone who governs a country in the name of a ruler who is too young or otherwise unable to rule.(p.326)
500
What are two ways that Japan used Chinese characters for writing?
What is some characters were used for idea and others stood for the sound of Japanese syllables.(p.323)
500
What were the general principals of the Constitution of Seventeen Articles based on?
What is Confucian and Buddhist thought.(p.326)
500
What two changes did Yoritomo make to the title of shogun?
What is 1) Kept the title permanently. 2) was going to rule under the name of Japan (p.332)
500
What event led to the samurai's old way of life ending?
What is new laws prohibited samurai carring their swords around.(p.341)