Japan Flashcards
The way something is set up or organized is called what?
Structure
What did the raked rock garden help Buddhists to do?
Meditate
The Japanese and the ______ were early cultures of Japan.
Ainu
How was the Buddhism of the Japanese nobles different from the Buddhism of the common people?
The nobles Buddhism required special rituals
The commons people’s Buddhism did not.
______ was the traditional religion of Japan.
Shinto
Many nobles moved to Heian to be near the ______.
Arts
Who brought the Chinese culture to Japan?
Representatives and people that moved from China and Korea to Japan brought their culture with them.
List samurai society from most powerful to least.
Emporer Shogun Daimyo Samurai Peasants
A person who rules a country for someone who cannot rule alone is called a ______.
Regent
If Japan were not an island, it’s culture would be most like who’s?
China’s
Extended families are also known as what?
Clans
Most samurai inherited their positions from their ________.
Fathers
The nature spirits who were believed to be the ancestors of clan Chiefs are called _______.
Kami
Why did Japanese typically live on the coast?
Because it is difficult to live and farm on mountain slopes. They wanted to live on flatter land.
A _______ is a group of nobles who serve or advise a ruler.
Court
What city is now known as Kyoto?
Heian
_________ is a form of decorative writing.
Calligraphy
Who was the author The Tale of Genji?
Lady murasaki shikibu
What type of performance developed in the 1300’s?
Noh// a more serious form of drama
Samurai warriors improved their discipline with flower arranging, tea ceremonies, and _____________.
Zen Buddhism & meditating
What type of Buddhism emphasizes self-discipline and meditation?
Zen Buddhism
Japan’s first emperor came from the ________ clan.
Yamato
What is a Daimyo?
Japan’s large landowners
How were most samurai paid for their services?
Land and food
Trained professional warriors are called _______.
Samurais
What was the most important organization in Japan’s samurai society?
Military
A _________ is a person who appears to rule even though real power rests with someone else.
Figurehead
The main duty of a samurai warrior was to what?
Defend his daimyo and his property.
A _______ is a general who ruled Japan in the emperors name.
Shogun
Who in samurai families were expected to live by special rules?
Men and women
The ______ is the code of samurai to follow.
Bushido
About ___ percent of Japan’s land is flat.
20%
Ideas the people hold dear and try to live by are ______.
Values
Who helped make Buddhism popular in Japan?
Prince Shotoku
_____ is the city now named Tokyo.
Edo
Early Japanese architecture was greatly influenced by _______ ______.
Chinese styles
What did the Yamato rulers govern before they called themselves emperors of Japan?
Honshu
The early Japanese didn’t have a ______ language.
Written
Most early Japanese prose was written by _______.
Women
______ was the most important thing in a samurais life.
Honor
Japanese nobles put aside their differences and united in 1274 to do what?
Fight against their enemy// China
_______ became a popular religion among Japanese nobles.
Buddhism
The efforts of Prince Shotoku led to the spread of _______.
Buddhism
Why was Japan isolated from Korea and China?
Because it was an island
Losing a fight, disobeying an order, or failing to protect his lord were all ways in a samurai could ________ _________.
Commit suicide
