Japan – Japanese Answers – Flashcards
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what are japan's 4 main island?
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Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikoku
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why is most of japan's major cities in the interior of on the coast?
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they turned to the sea for survival
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which country are close to japan?
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china and Korea
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how for is Korea away from japan?
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100 miles
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how far is china away from japan?
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400 miles
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what are the cultures in japan?
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Buddhism and Shinto
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what culture is the first to developed in japan?
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Ainu
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which religion became a cultural part of the traditional religion of japan?
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Shinto
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what spirits that the Japanese believed that their clan chiefs were descended?
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Kami
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the Ainu farming villages were ruled by?
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powerful clans, or extended families
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who is the first emperor in Japan?
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the leader of Yamato
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how did emperors take power in japan?
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built up armies to conquer their neighbors
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what did the rulers of japan want to learn from china and korea?
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they wanted to learn new ways of writing and thinking
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what was the 1st thing that the japanese learn from china and korea?
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language
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who was the most influential in bringing chines ideas to japan?
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prince Shotoko
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what is a regent?
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a person who rules a country for someone who is unable to rule alone
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what is Confucianism?
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an outline of how families should behave
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who introduce Buddhism to japan?
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korea
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where did japan court move in the late 700s?
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Heian, Kyoto
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why are the 800s-1100s considered as a golden age in Japanese literature and art?
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many nobles love and supported art.
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what were two forms of Buddhism that developed in japan?
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pure land Buddhism and zen
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how was religion among japan's nobles different from religion among the common people?
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common people of japan couldn't afford the elaborate rituals; nobles' religion rejected their love of elaborate rituals
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why is pure land Buddhism popular with common people?
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it didn't acquired any special rituals
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what form of art was popular in the Heian Period?
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performing arts
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who are the Ainu?
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an indigenous people native to japan
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what are the roles of male and female?
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men went to war while women learned to fight in order to protect their homes
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how was pure land Buddhism practiced/by whom?
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chanted the Buddha's name over and over to achieve enlightenment, this was practiced by common people
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why did samurai favor zen Buddhism?
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it stresses self-discipline
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one of the greatest writers in early japan, wrote ''the tale of genji''
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lady murasaki shikibu
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one of the most influential people in bringing chinese ideas to japan.
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prince shotoku
