Japan

These people were land-owning lords.

• shoomoo

• feudalism

• shogun

• daimyo

Highly trained warriors.

• shogun

• peasants

• samurai

• daimyo

A military commander.

• shogun

• samurai

• daimyo

• peasant

This is the traditional religion of Japan.

• Hinduism

• Shinto

• Buddhism

• All of the above

People who follow Shinto believe

• in one god

• everything in nature has a spirit

• in Buddhism

• they should follow a vegetarian lifestyle

Prince Shotoku looked to this country as an example of centralized government and a constitution

• China

• Egypt

• Italy

• Korea

Lady Murasaki Shikibu wrote this book

• The Tale of Genji

• The Tale of Heike

• A Shogun Tale

• Samurai Warrior

What is bushido?

• Samurai code of rules 
• Shinto's religious leader
• Another name for the emperor
• type of government with social classes

Many ancient Japanese followed the teachings of these two religions:

• Christianity and Buddhism
• Buddhism and Shintoism
• Hinduism and Shintoism
• Shintoism and Islam

Why was Zen Buddhism appealing to Samurai warriors? 

• Helped them learn more about God
• It taught discipline and self-control 
• It taught concentration and purity 
• It rid the mind of evil spirits