Japan

Question 1

Shinto

Answer 1

first religion of Japan with the belief that all of nature has kami or spirit.

Question 2

Clans

Answer 2

extended families that live together.

Question 3

Regent

Answer 3

a person who rules a country for someone who is unable to rule alone.

Question 4

Court

Answer 4

a group of nobles who live near and advise a ruler.

Question 5

Zen Buddhism

Answer 5

a type of buddhism that promotes self-discipline ( self- guidance ) and meditation or quiet thinking.

Question 6

Daimyo

Answer 6

large landowners who hired samurai to protect their land.

Question 6

Samurai

Answer 6

trained professional warriors who practiced zen buddhism.

Question 7

shogun

Answer 7

a general who ruled japan surpassing the power of the emperor.

Question 8

figurehead

Answer 8

a leader who appears to be in charge, but the real power is with someone else.

Question 9

bushido

Answer 9

the “way of the warrior” or warrior code of behavior.

Question 10

kamikaze (ka-mi-kah-zee)

Answer 10

the Shinto spirit wind that the Japanese believed destroyed invading Mongol fleets

Question 11

feudalism
(foo-duh-liz-um)

Answer 11

a system of protection in which land and people are protected by skilled warriors in exchange for a small portion of land.

Question 12

archipelago

Answer 12

a group of islands

Question 13

isolation

Answer 13

to be apart from others. Japan was isolated from other countries due to its geography.

Question 14

Prince Shotoku

Answer 14

prince who introduced many Chinese ideas such as, language, religion, and ways to govern japan.

Question 15

Heian Period

Answer 15

era considered the golden age of prosperity in Japan.