Ancient Japan Review Game

The way something is organized or set up.

Which became a popular religion among ancient Japanese nobles?

Fun Japanese Trivia: Japan's approximate population today is......

For many years, this language was the official language of ancient Japan's government.

Most early Japanese prose were written by......

The code of rules for samurai to follow.

What was the most important thing in a samurai's life?

An early culture of Japan.

A type of Buddhism emphasizing self-discipline and meditation.

Japan's large landowners.

A group of nobles who serve or advise a ruler.

Trained professional warriors.

The name Japanese people called the storm that helped them defeat the Mongols.

A general who ruled Japan in the emperor's name.

In the 1630's, Japan's ruler closed the country off from the world and banned.......

Ideas that people hold dear and try to live by.

What is the capital of Japan?

A type of performance developed in the 1300's.

Many nobles moved to Heian to be near the.....

Beginning in 1192, the _________ ruled Japan for about 700 years.

The traditional religion of Japan.

The Tale of Genji is the journal of a woman who served as Japan's empress from 991 to 1000.

One of Japan's most powerful clans came from Japan's largest island which is.....

Nature spirits who were believed to be the ancestors of clan chiefs.

A decorative form of writing.

Extended families.

The city now named Tokyo.

A person who appears to rule even though real power rests with someone else.

Author of the tale of Genji.

About what percent of Japan consists of flat land?

Fun Japanese Trivia: Japan is made up of how many islands.

A person who rules a country for someone who cannot rule alone.

Leader who brought Chinese culture to Japan.