Japan VOC Quiz

A figurehead (a leader that does not have any real power)

• Shogun

• Samurai

• Daiymo

• Emperor

A political system in which Nobles are granted land in exchange for their loyalty, military service and protection of the people who live on the land (like serfs).

• Emperor

• Samurai

• Feudalism

• Daiymo

the Japanese art of folding paper into shapes representing objects (e.g., flowers or birds)

• Origami

• Tanka Poetry

• Porcelain

• Lacquered boxes

A policy of avoiding contact with other countries or cultures.

• Shintoism

• Isolationism

• Porcelain

• Zen Buddhism

a Buddhist sect that emphasizes enlightenment through meditation and stresses simplicity and discipline

• Zen Buddhism

• Shintoism

• Feudalism

• Isolationism

Feudal Lords of Japan who pledged loyalty to The Shogun.

• Daiymo

• Shogun

• Samurai

• Peasants

A fabric made by weaving, used to make clothing.

• Textiles

• Porcelain

• Tanka Poetry

• Origami

Japanese lyric poetry that expresses single thoughts or tells brief stories. Tanka means "short song," a form that depends on the number of lines instead of syllables (5,7,5,7,7)

• Tanka Poetry

• Textiles

• Origami

• Isolationism

lesser lords who pledged their service and loyalty to a greater lord -- in a military capacity

• Vassals

• Emperor

• Isolationism

• Origami

Religion located in Japan and related to Buddhism. Shintoism focuses particularly on nature and ancestor worship.

• Shintoism

• Origami

• Feudalism

• Isolationism