Japan

Question 1

The way something is set up or organized is called what?

Answer 1

Structure

Question 2

What did the raked rock garden help Buddhists to do?

Answer 2

Meditate

Question 3

The Japanese and the ______ were early cultures of Japan.

Answer 3

Ainu

Question 4

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

Answer 4

The nobles Buddhism required special rituals

The commons people’s Buddhism did not.

Question 5

______ was the traditional religion of Japan.

Answer 5

Shinto

Question 6

Many nobles moved to Heian to be near the ______.

Answer 6

Arts

Question 7

Who brought the Chinese culture to Japan?

Answer 7

Representatives and people that moved from China and Korea to Japan brought their culture with them.

Question 8

List samurai society from most powerful to least.

Answer 8

Emporer
Shogun
Daimyo 
Samurai
Peasants

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Regent

Question 10

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

Answer 10

China’s

Question 11

Extended families are also known as what?

Answer 11

Clans

Question 12

Most samurai inherited their positions from their ________.

Answer 12

Fathers

Question 13

The nature spirits who were believed to be the ancestors of clan Chiefs are called _______.

Answer 13

Kami

Question 14

Why did Japanese typically live on the coast?

Answer 14

Because it is difficult to live and farm on mountain slopes. They wanted to live on flatter land.

Question 15

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

Answer 15

Court

Question 16

What city is now known as Kyoto?

Answer 16

Heian

Question 17

_________ is a form of decorative writing.

Answer 17

Calligraphy

Question 18

Who was the author The Tale of Genji?

Answer 18

Lady murasaki shikibu

Question 19

What type of performance developed in the 1300’s?

Answer 19

Noh// a more serious form of drama

Question 20

Samurai warriors improved their discipline with flower arranging, tea ceremonies, and _____________.

Answer 20

Zen Buddhism & meditating

Question 21

What type of Buddhism emphasizes self-discipline and meditation?

Answer 21

Zen Buddhism

Question 22

Japan’s first emperor came from the ________ clan.

Answer 22

Yamato

Question 23

What is a Daimyo?

Answer 23

Japan’s large landowners

Question 24

How were most samurai paid for their services?

Answer 24

Land and food

Question 25

Trained professional warriors are called _______.

Answer 25

Samurais

Question 26

What was the most important organization in Japan’s samurai society?

Answer 26

Military

Question 27

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

Answer 27

Figurehead

Question 28

The main duty of a samurai warrior was to what?

Answer 28

Defend his daimyo and his property.

Question 29

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

Answer 29

Shogun

Question 30

Who in samurai families were expected to live by special rules?

Answer 30

Men and women

Question 31

The ______ is the code of samurai to follow.

Answer 31

Bushido

Question 32

About ___ percent of Japan’s land is flat.

Answer 32

20%

Question 33

Ideas the people hold dear and try to live by are ______.

Answer 33

Values

Question 34

Who helped make Buddhism popular in Japan?

Answer 34

Prince Shotoku

Question 35

_____ is the city now named Tokyo.

Answer 35

Edo

Question 36

Early Japanese architecture was greatly influenced by _______ ______.

Answer 36

Chinese styles

Question 37

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

Answer 37

Honshu

Question 38

The early Japanese didn’t have a ______ language.

Answer 38

Written

Question 39

Most early Japanese prose was written by _______.

Answer 39

Women

Question 40

______ was the most important thing in a samurais life.

Answer 40

Honor

Question 41

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

Answer 41

Fight against their enemy// China

Question 42

_______ became a popular religion among Japanese nobles.

Answer 42

Buddhism

Question 43

The efforts of Prince Shotoku led to the spread of _______.

Answer 43

Buddhism

Question 44

Why was Japan isolated from Korea and China?

Answer 44

Because it was an island

Question 45

Losing a fight, disobeying an order, or failing to protect his lord were all ways in a samurai could ________ _________.

Answer 45

Commit suicide