Japan Vocabluary

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 7

Samurai

Answer 7

Trained professional warriors who practiced Zen Buddhism

Question 8

Shogun

Answer 8

A general who ruled Japan surpassing the power of the emperor

Question 9

Figurehead

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Bushido

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Kamikaze

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Feudalism

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Archipelago

Answer 13

A group of islands

Question 14

Isolation

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Prince Shotoku

Answer 15

Prince who introduced many Chinese ideas such as language, religion, and ways to govern Japan

Question 16

Heian Period

Answer 16

Era considered the golden age of prosperity in Japan