Topic 3: Test

the traditional religion of Japan based on the worship and respect for nature and ancestors

• Shinto

• meditation

• haiku

• novel

a ruler who brought elements of Chinese culture to Japan

• Prince Shotoku

• regent

• Lady Murasaki Shikibu

• Buddha

in feudal society, this person receives land from a lord in exchange for loyalty

• regent

• vassal

• feudalism

• Prince Shotoku

to affect or change a person or a country

• constitution

• embassy

• feudalism

• influence

What religion did Samurai practice, especially before battle.

• Zen

• Christianity

• Shinto

• haiku

a spiritual practice where a person clears the mind of distractions so they can focus and relax

• Zen

• meditation

• Shinto

• haiku

Powerful military lords who controlled small territories in Japan

• daimyo
• shoguns
• samurai
• emperior

Commander of the emperor's military forces

• daimyo
• emperor
• samurai
• shogun

What does Bushido mean?

• the "way of the warrior"

• the "noble art"

• the "way of the gods"

• the "divine art of war"

What was the lowest level in Japanese society?

• Shogun

• Daimyo

• Peasants

• Merchants