Japanese History: Part 1

Question 1

Shinto

Answer 1

a native Japanese religion meaning “way of the gods,” and focuses on worshiping nature and ancestor gods

Question 2

Etiquette

Answer 2

a code of correct behavior and appearance

Question 3

Feudalism

Answer 3

a social and economic system in which peasant farmers worked land for a landowner, and by paying a price and giving their loyalty, they were protected by the owner’s samurai

Question 4

Samurai

Answer 4

loyal warriors who lived according to a demanding code of behavior called bushido

Question 5

Bushido

Answer 5

(the “way of the warrior”) a samurai showed reckless courage, reverence for the gods, fairness, and generosity toward those weaker than himself dying an honorable death was more important than living a long life If a samurai was faced with defeat or dishonor he would kill himself by plunging his sword into his stomach

Question 6

Daimyo

Answer 6

powerful samurai seized control of old feudal lands

Question 7

Kabuki

Answer 7

actors in elaborate costumes using music, dance, and mime, performed skits about urban life

Question 8

Haiku

Answer 8

a type of poetry that does not express ideas but presents images