Geography
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Heian
Samurai
Social Structure
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A group or chain Of islands.
What is a archipelago?
Four –fifths of Japan is Covered with this
What are mountains?
Japan’s closeness To the ocean made This a main source Of protein?
What is fish?
The number of main Islands that make Up Japan.
What is four?
The native religion To Japan based on Nature worship
What is Shinto?
Japan thought this civilization Very advanced and so was eager To copy its ideas
What is China?
This idea diffused from Korea to Japan
What is Buddhism?
From China allowing Japan To enter the world of literature Japan imported this From China allowing Japan To enter the world of literature
What is Writing?
Who encouraged foreign ideas Crown Prince of Japan Who encouraged foreign ideas And tried to establish a strong emperor.
Who is Prince Shotoku?
Exchange with China to cease This caused cultural Exchange with China to cease
What is civil war in China?
During the Heian period The capital city was moved from Nara To this location
What is Kyoto (Heian Kyo)?
During the Heian period Included these elements Women’s fashion During the Heian period Included these elements
And layers of silk kimono? What are long hair, High eyebrows, Small lips, White makeup, And layers of silk kimono?
Murasaki Shikibu
The world’s first novel Who was a noble woman And author of The Tale of Genji, The world’s first novel
Qualities to the Japanese Important Qualities to the Japanese During Heian.
The appreciation of nature, Elegance, and family linage? What are beauty, The appreciation of nature, Elegance, and family linage?
The Tale of Genji is Gives historians this Type of information about ancient Japan
About the life of the noble class What are the details About the life of the noble class During Heian?
The main weapon Of a samurai said To have its own soul.
What is the sword?
The most important Thing, above all else, To a samurai.
What is Honor?
Samurai swore their loyalty to protect these people.
Who are daimyo?
Samurai who were disgraced Or dishonored were required to do this
What is Ritual suicide?
The warrior code Of the samurai
What is Bushido?
Most of Japanese Society was made up Of this social class
What are Farmers/peasants?
Only a religious symbol and Did not hold any real power. This position was Only a religious symbol and Did not hold any real power.
What is The emperor?
This social class was at bottom Because they were seen as not Of the social pyramid Because they were seen as not Working hard
What are merchants?
Describe the Social pyramid of Feudal Japan
Emperor Shogun Daimyo Samurai Peasants Merchants
A system of government In which loyalty is exchanged for land
What is Feudalism?
Japan was isolated From mainland Asia by this
What is The ocean (Sea of Japan)?
Type of temple shown here.
What is a pagoda?
Samurai originally began With this job
What are Tax collectors for The emperor?
Samurai participated in These artistic activities
What are: flower arranging, tea ceremonies, painting, and poetry?
This shogun moved the capital to Edo, Removed foreign influences from Japan And began a shogunate that ruled more Than 250 years.
Who is Tokugawa Ieyasu?
List and describe the ways in which China influenced Japan Final Jeopardy List and describe the ways in which China influenced Japan
Religion – Buddhism spreads from India China Korea to Japan Temples and Statues City Planning (grid system) Writing – adopted the Chinese system of characters Chinese style poetry Court music (gagaku) New types of instruments Wet rice cultivation Meritocracy (but it didn’t work)