Japanese History

What type of landform is Japan?

• Peninsula

• Island

• Archipelago

• Plateau

What is the religion of the early Japanese characterized by a belief in animism (that ALL things in nature have a spirit)?

• Yuan

• Shinto

• Daoism

• Shamanism

Who were the Japanese warriors who fought on behalf of their masters and their lords?

• Shinto

• Knights

• Samurai

• Shaman

What is Bushido?

• A religion that believes ALL things in nature have a spirit.

• The rules that the Regents of Japan had to follow to rule instead of the emperor

• A strict code of honor, loyalty, and bravery that the Samurai lived by

• The main crop grown in Japan that helped them become successful

Who were the local military lords that ruled SMALL territories in Japan?

• Daimyo

• Shogun

• Samurai

• Regent

Check ALL That Apply: Most Japanese believed in what TWO religions?

• Shinto

• Islam

• Buddhism

• Christianity

• Neo-Confucianism

The Japanese developed different types of poetry. What type of poem has 3 lines with 17 syllables?

• Haiku

• Tanka

• Novel

• Shinto

In Medieval Japan, the ________ had the most real power.

• Emperor

• Samurai

• Shogun

• Shaman

Which religion believes that all parts of nature have spirits called kamis?

• Zen Buddhism

• Shintoism

• Daoism

Who was at the top of Japan's social pyramid even though he was not really in charge?

• the king

• the shogun

• the emperor

• the figurehead