SS 7th Chapter 8 Japan Questions – Flashcards
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What types of landforms cover most of Japan?
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Mountains
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How did Japan's location both separate it from and tie it to China and Korea?
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Japan was far enough to create its own culture but close enough to borrow ideas from China and Korea.
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What is Shinto?
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A traditional religion based on nature that began in Japan.
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How did the Yamato rulers gain power?
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They built up armies and conquered their neighbors until they ruled much of Honshu.
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How did prince Shotoku help spread Buddhism in Japan?
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He built temples and wrote interpretations of Buddhist teachings.
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What do you think was the most important idea the Japanese borrowed from China or Korea and why?
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Confucianism because it outlined the ways families should behave; Buddhism because it became popular.
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List ideas that developed in Japan with no outside influence.
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Shinto, clan system
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List ideas that Japanese borrowed from other people.
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language, Buddhism, Confucianism ideas, government ideas.
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Who was one of Japan's greatest leaders? He helped rule Japan when he was only 20 years old.
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Prince Shotoku
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Where did Japan's court move in the late 700's?
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Heian
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Why are the 800's to the 1100's considered a golden age for Japanese literature and art?
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Nobles supported the arts and made great advances in literature, painting, calligraphy and drama.
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Do you think women in Heian had more rights and freedoms than women in other societies?
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Women were able to take part in and write about court society.
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What were two forms of Buddhism that developed in Japan?
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Pure Land and Zen Buddhism
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How was religion among Japan's nobles different from religion among common people?
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Nobles enjoyed rituals and ceremonies whereas the common people did not have time or money for that.
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Why do you think Pure Land Buddhism was popular with common people?
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It was simple and lacked elaborate rituals.
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examples of Japan's contribution to architecture
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natural style, elaborate gardens and ponds.
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examples of Japan's contribution to visual art
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paintings and calligraphy
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examples of Japan's contribution to fashion
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silk robes, gold jewelry
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examples of Japan's contribution to literature
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diaries, novels
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examples of Japan's contribution to performing arts
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Noh and musicians
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What is Lady Murasaki Shikibu most famous for?
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For writing the novel , "The Tale of Genji"
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What are the four main islands of Japan?
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Honshu, Hokkaido, Shikoku and Kyushu
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What is Japan's largest island?
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Honshu
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The Ryukyu Islands are a part of ?
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Japan
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What body of water is between Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands?
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East China Sea
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Highest Mountain Peak in Japan
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Mt. Fuji on the island of Honshu
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What direction do you go when traveling from Nagasaki to Hakata?
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Northeast
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What was the relationship between samurai and daimyo?
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Daimyo hired the samurai to defend themselves and their property.
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Why do you think the first shogun wanted to keep the emperor as a figurehead?
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To prevent a revolt
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What was Bushido?
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A samurai code of rules.
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Why did samurai take up pursuits like flower arranging?
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to improve their self-discipline
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Who invaded Japan in the 1270's and 1280's?
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The Mongols.
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How did daimyo help weaken the shoguns?
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Daimyo took control of their small piece of land. They collected taxes, made laws, and fought wars.
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What strong leaders worked to unify Japan in the late 1500's?
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Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa leyasu
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Describe a samurai
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professional warriors who served a daimyo
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samurai job
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follow Bushido
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samurai duties
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served daimyo
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samurai privleges
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paid with land and food
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Who was Prince Shotoku and what did he do?
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followed Buddhism, influential in spreading Chinese ideas and culture, including Buddhism throughout Japan
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How would Japan's physical geography affect the development of Japanese government and society?
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limited trade because of it being an island and very safe; were able to develop their own government and society because they were separated from other people of Asia
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What made the period between the 800's and the 1100's a golden age of the arts in Japan?
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The imperial court at Heian was a great supporter of the arts.
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What would it have been like to have been a member of the imperial court at Heian?
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Their center of culture and learning included fashion, literature, visual arts, architecture, performing arts and Buddhism. Imperial courts lifestyle of ease, privilege, beauty and artistic culture.
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The current capitol city of Japan is
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Tokyo
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This body of water lies to the east of Japan
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the Pacific Ocean
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Only about __ percent of Japan is flat.
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twenty
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Clan chiefs felt their ancestors were descendants of nature spirits called...
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kami
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The most powerful of all kami is..
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the goddess of the sun
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Prince Shotoku followed the religion of
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Buddhism
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Prince Shotoku helped spread Buddhism in Japan by...
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building Buddhist temples, teaching commoners how to read and write
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According to Confucius, women are expected to __ the men in their lives.
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obey
