12/18 ~ WH Japan Final

Front

Why were many of the best writers of early Japanese literature women?

Back

Japanese male nobles usually wrote in Chinese

Front

Who was Prince Shotoku?

Back

A regent

Front

Why was Prince Shotoku influential in Japan?

Back

He spread Chinese ideas, and cultures, including Buddhism, throughout Japan.

Front

Why is Murasaki Shikibu a major figure in the history of Japanese culture?

Back

Murasaki Shikibu wrote 'The Tale of Genji', the world's first full length novel.

Front

What is the most common geographical feature of Japan?

Back

mountainous terrain

Front

Because much of the country of Japan is quite mountainous, the Japanese have established most of their cities near ________

Back

coastal plains

Front

Who was the most powerful person in Japan's military society?

Back

Shogun

Front

What new technology did Japan's rulers ban starting in the 1630s?

Back

Japan's rulers banned firearms.

Front

The Samurai were the warrior class of Japanese society, who lived their lives according to a code of rules called the ______ which means "the way of the warrior."

Back

Bushido

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Why did the head of the Minamoto clan decide to rule over Japan? Options: The emperor appointed him to be Shogun, He wanted to open the country to foreign trade, He wanted to replace the old dynasty with his own, The emperor was uninterested in the problems of the country

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The emperor was uninterested in the problems of the country