Medieval Japan's Geography, Influences & Feudalism

What continent is Japan a part of?

• Asia

• Africa

• South of Korea

• North of China

What are some advantages and disadvantages of Japan’s location and terrain?

• It is mostly flat and has lots of land for growing crops.

• Land routes to the Asian continent have made it easy to invade and be influenced by foreigners.

• It is a mountainous island country with little land for settlement and farming which is easy to close off to invaders.

• It only has one island which makes it easy to unify the people.

How did Prince Shotoku unify the Japanese people?

• By introducing Chinese ideas and practices, strengthening the government, and creating a constitution that gave the emperor the most power.

• By allowing people to vote in national elections.

• By instituting a social welfare programs, allowing people to vote, and providing employment for all.

The 4 main islands of Japan are

• Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku

• Maui, Waikiki, Oahu, and Honolulu

• Crete, Sardinia, Eire, and Albion

• Treasure, Alameda, Alcatraz, and Angel

Japan is

• Mountainous

• Surrounded by water

• Crowded

• All of the above

Prince Shotoku modeled Japan's government and culture after...

• India

• Vietnam

• China

• Korea

Why were the early Japanese so independent?

• the geography--they were isolated on an archipelago

• the shoguns forced them to be independent

• the geography--they could only farm 20% of their land

True or false: Japan got its writing system from China

• True

• False

How did Buddhism first get introduced to Japan? 

• From India and Persia
• From Korea and China
• From Mongolia and the Holy Land
• From India and Mongolia

What is Japan's greatest natural resource? 

• Ocean & Seas

• People
• Oil
• Rice