People
This group of warriors followed a strict code of honor.
Who are the samurai?
Belief that nature has spirits.
What is animism?
A plan that shows how a government is run.
What is a constitution?
The art of beautiful handwriting.
What is calligraphy?
A group of workers in the same trade or job.
What is a guild?
This powerful military leader had more power than the emperor.
Who is the shogun?
A holy place for worship in Japan.
What is a shrine?
A system where land is exchanged for loyalty and service.
What is feudalism?
A short 5-line poem from Japan.
What is a tanka?
This term describes a chain of islands, and Japan is one of them.
What is an archipelago?
Wealthy landowners in Japan who had their own armies.
Who are the daimyo?
A smaller group within a religion.
What is a sect?
Prince Shotoku admired this country and used its government as a model.
What is China?
Fighting styles used for discipline and self-defense.
What are martial arts?
This religion teaches that natural things like trees and rivers have spirits called kami.
What is Shinto?
A person who pledged loyalty and service to a more powerful lord.
Who is a vassal?
A practice that helps people relax and focus their mind.
What is meditation?
He is considered Japan’s first emperor and was called the "emperor of heaven."
Who is Jimmu?
These early Japanese settlers are known for their rope-pattern pottery.
Who are the Jomon?
These “divine winds” are believed to have saved Japan from Mongol invasion.
What are kamikaze?
This type of group included families with a shared ancestor.
What is a clan?
These people brought rice farming, metal tools, and organized clans to Japan around 300 B.C.
Who are the Yayoi?
This is the largest and most populated of Japan’s four main islands.
What is Honshu?
This clan claimed descent from the sun goddess and gave Japan its first emperor.
Who are the Yamato?
This was the strict code of honor followed by samurai warriors.
What is Bushido?