Ch 5 L 2 Japan

a people who brought farming to Japan

• kami

• Yayoi

• Jimmu

• Nara

Yamato leader who took the title "emperor of heaven"

• constitution

• Nara

• kami

• Jimmu

nature spirits

• kami

• gods

• Nara

• Buddhism

plan of government

• civil service exams

• emperor

• Nara

• constitution

capital city of Japan in the 700s CE

• Yayoi

• Nara

• Taika

• Kyoto

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 a civil service exam

Government officials 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 island are Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and

• Hokkaido

• Kamakura

• Kyoto

• Tokyo

Prince Shotoku admired this country's civilization.

• China

• Egypt

• Italy

• Korea