Feudal Japan

Front

Why have most Japanese people lived in the flat areas (coastal plains)?

Back

It's difficult to live and farm on mountain slopes.

Front

What was the code of honor that Samurai had to pledge?

Back

Code of Bushido

Front

Because the early Japanese didn't have a written language, in what language did they learn to write?

Back

Chinese

Front

Who did the daimyo hire to protect him and their land?

Back

Samurais

Front

What was the correct order of the social structure of feudal Japanese society?

Back

Emperor, shogun, daimyo and samurai, and peasants

Front

What was the difference between the emperor and the shogun?

Back

The emperor was just a puppet-ruler, while the shogun was really in charge.

Front

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

Back

Honor

Front

What type of government did Japan have before outside influences?

Back

Decentralized

Front

What religion was brought to Japan through cultural diffusion and later became a large part of Samurai training and way of life?

Back

Buddhism

Front

What is the name for Japanese poetry with the 5-7-5 syllable pattern?

Back

Haiku