Semester 1 Review

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What type of landform is Japan? Options: Peninsula, Island, Archipelago, Plateau

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Archipelago

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What is the religion of the early Japanese characterized by a belief in animism (that ALL things in nature have a spirit)?

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Shinto

Front

What prince created a constitution for Japan that was based on Confucian principles?

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Shotoku

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Who were the Japanese warriors who fought on behalf of their masters and their lords?

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Samurai

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What is Bushido?

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A strict code of honor, loyalty, and bravery that the Samurai lived by

Front

Who were the local military lords that ruled SMALL territories in Japan?

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Daimyo

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What is Japanese writing called?

Back

Katakana

Front

In Medieval Japan, the ________ had the most real power.

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Shogun

Front

In what order did these dynasties rule China? Han, Sui, Tang, Song, Sui, Song, Han, Tang, Tang, Sui, Han, Song, Han, Sui, Song, Tang

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Han, Sui, Tang, Song

Front

What are the steppes?

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Wide, grassy plains that stretch across central Asia