3.4 Practice Questions Flashcards
What country was Japan located by?
China
Did Chinese culture influence Japan?
Yes
What was good and bad about Japan’s location/geography?
-Close to China, but far enough to not be attacked
-4,000 islands, but most people live in the 4 largest islands
-Not too much farmland
-Few natural resources
Early Japan was broken into many small areas. Each of these areas were controlled by____
A clan
What was Japan’s earliest religion?
Shinto
What are the main ideas of Shinto?
Respect for nature and the worship of ancestors
In the 400s, what clan became the most powerful?
The Yamato clan
What did the Yamato clan claim to be related to?
A sun goddess
What did new rulers when they won power over Japan?
They did not become the emperor, they controlled the emperor.
What happened when Korean visitors traveled to Japan?
They introduced Chinese ideas to the Japanese. Buddhism is one example of it.
What did Japan’s emperor do to learn more about Chinese culture?
He sent people to China
What did Japanese adopt from China?
-Chinese system of writing
-Imitated Chinese paintings
-Used their government as a model
What was the Heian?
It was the new capital of the royal court also known as Norderney-say Tokyo
What were the gentlemen sand ladies like in the court? What was the center of their lives formed by?
They were very well-mannered. Manners and art formed the center of their lives.
Where did the best accounts of Heian society come from?
Writings of women of the court
