Ancient Japan Vocabulary

What is a Ritual?

• A religious sermon with a series of specific words spoken in a certain order

• A religious gathering with a series of specific songs sung in a certain order

• A religious procession with a series of specific objects carried in a certain order

• A religious ceremony with a series of specific actions completed in a certain order

What is Feudalism?

• A social class system, hierarchy or power pyramid

• A type of government where only one person is in charge

• A form of economic exchange between countries

• A type of currency used in medieval times

A great lord who were vassals to the Shogun

• Daimyo

• Samurai

• Shogunate

• Emperor

A country that develops completely without outside influence

• Isolationism

• Autarky

• Autonomy

• Autocentricity

What is the largest mountain in Japan?

• Mt. Fuji

• Mt. Kita-dake

• Mt. Yari-dake

• Mt. Shirouma-dake

What is Japan's native religion?

• Shinto

• Taoism

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

Who was the Japanese Prince that brought Chinese scholars and ideas to Japan?

• Prince Shotoku

• Emperor Hirohito

• King Akbar

• Queen Victoria

Who were the military leaders in feudal Japan?

• Shoguns

• Emperor Hirohito

• Genghis Khan

• Alexander the Great

What is a Figurehead Clan?

• A person given a position of leadership but has no actual authority

• A group of people who practice a particular style of martial arts

• A type of boat used to transport goods

• A type of traditional Japanese dance

The male head of the family, clan or tribe

• Patriarch

• Overlord

• Matriarch

• Hegemon