Medieval Japan

What were some ideas that came from China to Japan?

• Confucianism

• merchants

• shrimp fried rice

• bushido

What was the name of the Prince that was created a new constitution based on ideas from China?

• Prince Tyoko

• Prince Chinalog

• Prince Shotoku

• Prince Confucian

True or False: Japan got its system of writing from the Chinese.

• True

• False

Why was The Tale of Genji famous?

• It was the shortest book ever written

• It was the first poem ever written

• It was Prince Shotoku's life biography

• It was the first novel ever written

What is the name of the Samurai honor code?

• Bushido

• Chivalry

• Zen Buddhism

• Shinto

What was the lowest level in Japanese society?

• Shogun

• Daimyo

• Peasants

• Merchants

Powerful military lords who controlled small territories in Japan

• daimyo
• shoguns
• samurai
• emperior

Commander of the emperor's military forces

• daimyo
• emperor
• samurai
• shogun

plan of government

• calligraphy
• constitution
• animism
• vassal

the belief that all natural things are alive and have their own spirits

• animism
• meditation
• vassal
• tanka