Ch. 8: Ancient Japan

Why do you think Pure Land Buddhism was popular with the common people?

____________ is the traditional religion of Japan.

What was Bushido?

This clan leader was the most powerful person in Japan, but did not get rid of the emperor.

The most powerful figure in Japanese society and government held this title.

For many years, ____________was the official language of Japan's government.

This was the strict code of rules all samurai were expected to follow.

What is the relationship between samurai and daimyo?

One early culture that developed in Japan was that of the ________.

Who invaded Japan in the 1270's to 1280's?

Japanese writing is based on the _________ writing system.

The order of Samurai Society (from top to bottom) is:

Japanese believed the gods sent this storm to save Japan from invasion.

The __________ clan believed they were descended from the goddess of the sun.

Why do you think the first shogun wanted to keep the emperor as a figurehead?

Why is Lady Murasaki Shikibu a major figure in the history of Japanese culture.

The Japanese believed their clan chiefs were descended from nature spirits called:

The Japanese adopted many ideas from China and ________. .

Japan's location near the _________ shaped the diet of the Japanese people.

One of the ideas that Japanese scholars brought back from China was ________.

According to the teachings of _________, everything in nature has kami.

This was the most important value in the life of a samurai.

Prince Shotoku worked to spread the religion of ________ across Japan.

These warriors from China led two failed invasions of Japan.

Farmers often paid samurai warriors with this.

The first Japanese were ruled by powerful __________, or extended families.

______ admired Chinese culture and sent scholars to learn all they could about Chinese society.

These traders brought the first guns to Japan.

Korean visitors introduced the religion of _________ to Japan.

A________ is a person who rules a country for someone who is unable to rule alone.

One of the people most influential in bringing Chinese ideas to Japan was .

What are two forms of Buddhism that developed in Japan?

This religion was popular among samurai because it stressed self-discipline.

These landowners hired warriors to protect their lands.

Both China and ________ have influenced the Japanese.