7th-World History - Early Japan

a people who brought farming to Japan

• Yayoi

• Jimmu

• Nara

• kami

Yamato leader who took the title “emperor of heaven”

• Yayoi

• Nara

• Jimmu

• kami

nature spirits

• Nara

• Yayoi

• kami

• constitution

plan of government

• kami

• Nara

• constitution

• Jimmu

capital city of Japan in the 700s C.E.

• Nara

• Yayoi

• Jimmu

• kami

People who follow Shinto believe

• in one God

• everything in nature has a spirit

• in Buddhism

• they should follow a vegetarian lifestyle

What did the Yamato do during the Taika, or Great Change?

• created a strong central government

• reduced the emperor’s power

• built many Buddhist temples

• gave civil service examinations

Government offi cials during the Nara period were hired because they

• were nobles from powerful families

• were friends of the emperor

• did well on examinations

• were related to the emperor

The four largest Japanese islands are Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and

• Hokkaido

• Kamakura

• Kyoto

• Tokyo

Prince Shotoku admired this country’s civilization.

• China

• Egypt

• Italy

• Korea