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The way something is set up or organized is ____________.

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Structure

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What did the raked rock garden help Buddhists do?

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It provided Buddhists with a visual of nature and meditation.

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The Japanese and __________ were early cultures of Japan.

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Ainu

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How was the Buddhism of the Japanese nobles different from the Buddhism of the common people.

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It was more strict and harder to follow. It was also more time consuming.

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5
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____________ is the traditional religion of Japan.

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Shinto

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6
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Many nobles moves to Heian to be near the ___________.

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Emporer

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7
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Who brought the Chinese culture to Japan?

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Prince Shotoku

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8
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List samurai society from most power to least.

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Emperor, shogun, daimyo, Samurai, and peasants.

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9
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A person who rules a country for someone who cannot rule alone is called ___________.

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Regent

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10
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If Japan were not an island, it’s culture would probably be most like whose?

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China’s

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11
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Extended families are ________.

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Clans

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12
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Most samurai inherited their position from __________.

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Their father

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13
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The nature spirits who were believed to be the ancestors of clan Chiefs are _________.

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Kami

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14
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Why did the Japanese typically live on the coast?

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Because it is difficult to live and farm on mountain slopes.

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A _________ is a group of nobles who serve or advise a ruler.

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Court

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Losing a fight, disobeying an order, or failing to protect his Lord were all ways in which a Samurai could _________________.

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Lose honor

Which led to suicide or living a life of shame.

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17
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Why’s was one one way that Joan’s geography affected how people there lived.

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Their homes were never far from the sea. Seafood has been a key part of the Japanese diet for thousands of years.

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18
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What city is now named Kyoto?

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Edo

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19
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___________ is a decorative form of writing.

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Calligraphy

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20
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Who was the author of the Tale of Genji?

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Lady Murasaki Shikibu

21
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What type of performance developed in the 1300s.

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A type of drama called Noh.

22
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Samurai warriors improved their discipline with flower arranging, Tea ceremonies, and ____________.

A

Zen Buddhism

23
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What type of Buddhism emphasizes self discipline and meditation?

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Zen

24
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Japan’s first emperors came from the ___________ clan.

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Yamato

25
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What is a daimyo?

A

Japan’s large landowners

26
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How were most samurai paid for their services?

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By land and food

27
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Trained professional or yours are __________.

A

Samurai

28
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What was the most important organization and Japan’s Samurai society?

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Military

29
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A ____________ is a person who appears to rule even though real power rests with someone else.

A

Figurehead

30
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The main duty of a samurai warrior was to what?

A

Obeying his Lord

31
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A __________ is a general who ruled Japan in the emperors name.

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Shogun

32
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Who and send you our families were expected to live by special rules?

A

The men and women in the family:

33
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The ____________ is the code of rules for samurai to follow.

A

Bushido

34
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About ____ % of Japan consists of flat land.

A

20

35
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Ideas that people hold dear and try to live by are _______.

A

Values

36
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How did China influence the literature of early Japan?

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When Japan first made contact with China, they didn’t have a written language. So many people learned to write in Chinese.

37
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Who helped make Buddhism popular in Japan?

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Prince Shotoku

38
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_________ is the city now named Tokyo.

A

Heian

39
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Early Japanese architecture it was greatly influenced by ____________________.

A

Chinese styles

40
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What did the Yamato rulers govern before they called themselves emperors of Japan?

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Different clans and almost all of Honshu.

41
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The early Japanese did not have a ___________ language.

A

Written

42
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Most early Japanese prose was written by ___________.

A

Women

43
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___________ was the most important thing in a samurai slide.

A

Honor

44
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Japanese nobles put aside their differences and United in 1274 to do what?

A

Fight a common enemy, the Mongols

45
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_______________ became a popular religion among Japan’s Nobles.

A

Buddhism

46
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The efforts of prince Shotoku lead to the spread of ____________.

A

Buddhism

47
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Why was Japan isolated from Korea and China?

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Japan’s Island location was separated from Korea and Japan.

48
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Why did the Nobles of Heian call themselves dwellers among the clouds?

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Nobles enjoyed their lives of ease and privilege. Their lives were so easy and so removed from the rest of Japan that many nobles called himself dwellers among the clouds.

49
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How does Bushido influence Japanese society today?

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Today people still admire the samurais honor and loyalty. The central ideas of samurai code remain very important and modern Japan.

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