1. Chalkboard Challenge Japan Unit
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2. Religion and Philosophy
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Final Challenge
China’s Influence
Religion and Philosophy
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3. China’s Influence for 100
Japan and Korea
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What two countries were the most influential to Japanese culture and society?

4. China’s Influence for 200
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This Prince was so impressed by Chinese culture he sent Japanese scholars to study China.
Prince Shotoku

5. China’s Influence for 300
China and Korea
300
Which two countries are geographically closest to Japan?

6. Used China’s writing system as a basis for their own writing system
China’s Influence for 400
Used China’s writing system as a basis for their own writing system
400
How did the Chinese contribute to Japanese culture in the area of writing?

7. 500 They adopted principles of Confucianism for Japanese government
China’s Influence for 500
They adopted principles of Confucianism for Japanese government
500
How did Chinese beliefs/practices influence Japanese government?

8. What was Japan’s traditional religion?
Religion & Philosophy 100
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Shinto
What was Japan’s traditional religion?

9. Religion & Philosophy 200
Japanese combined parts of Buddhism with parts of their traditional religion.
200
What was the Japanese reaction to Buddhism being introduced in the country?

10. Religion & Philosophy 300
True
300
True or False:
Chinese influence on Japanese government can be seen in Japanese government officials following Confucian principles.

11. Religion & Philosophy 400
Zen Buddhism
400
Samurai contributed to Japanese culture by doing tea ceremonies, practicing flower arranging, and practicing which religion?

12. What role did Confucianism play in the Japanese government?
Religion & Philosophy 500
Japan used Confucian principles to guide Japanese government officials in running the country (They used Confucian ideas to run the country of Japan)
500
What role did Confucianism play in the Japanese government?

13. What was the warrior code of the Samurai called?
Samurai for 100
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Bushido
What was the warrior code of the Samurai called?

14. Samurai for 200
Honor, loyalty, and bravery
What three things did the warrior code of the Samurai require of them?
200

15. Samurai for 300
Japanese lord with large landholdings and a private samurai army, who paid no taxes to the government
300
What is a daimyo?

16. Samurai for 400
A person who received land and protection from a lord in return for loyalty
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What is a vassal?

17. 500 The samurai formed the daimyo’s private army
What was the relationship between daimyo and samurai?

18. What was Japan’s national code of conduct based on in later centuries?
More Samurai for 100
Bushido
100
What was Japan’s national code of conduct based on in later centuries?

19. More Samurai for 200
Military
A shogun took control of Japanese society, making the emperor only a figurehead, turning Japan into a _____________ society.
200

20. Took jobs in the Japanese bureaucracy/government
More Samurai for 300
Took jobs in the Japanese bureaucracy/government
300
What did Samurai do when they were no longer needed in Japanese society as warriors?

21. It created an extremely strict class system
More Samurai for 400
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It created an extremely strict class system
How did the lord-vassal system effect the society class structure of Japan?

22. More Samurai for 500
True
True or False:
Samurai values and traditions continued to appeal to the Japanese into the 1900s.
500

23. Which class did the samurai create in Japanese military society?
Hodge-Podge for 100
The warrior class
Which class did the samurai create in Japanese military society?
100

24. Why did Japan become a military society?
Hodge-Podge for 200
200
Because a shogun took control of Japan, making the emperor only a figurehead with no real power
Why did Japan become a military society?

25. Zen Buddhism, tea drinking, and flower arranging
Hodge-Podge for 300
Zen Buddhism, tea drinking, and flower arranging
300
Besides being known as warriors, Samurai also added to Japanese culture by practicing these 3 things….

26. 400 Hodge-Podge for 400 Why is the following statement False?:
The strict class system resulted from the creation of the lord-vassal system, not a bureaucracy
Why is the following statement False?:
A strict class system resulted from the bureaucracy in medieval Japan

27. 1. Emperor (only a figurehead)
Hodge-Podge for 500
1. Emperor (only a figurehead)
2. Shoguns and daimyo
3. Samurai Warriors
4. Peasants and artisans
5. Merchants
500
List the order of power in Japanese military society from greatest to lowest.

28. What was a samurai's most prized possession?
Final Challenge
End Game
His sword
What was a samurai's most prized possession?
Write Your
Final Challenge
Wager
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29. Game Over
Teacher’s Name