Imperial Japan

Spirits that dwelled in nature in Japan were known as...

• Nymphs

• Kami

• Samurai

• Wraiths

Why was the development of the Seventeen Article Constitution historically important?

• It helped spread Buddhism.

• It explained the relationship between Japan and China.

• It provided guidelines for government and a set of laws for the country.

• It established guidelines for trade with foreign nations.

The person with the most power in Japan was

• the daimyo

• the emperor

• the shogun

• the king

In return for land, the Samurai provide their daimyo with

• money

• farm land

• a wife

• military protection

In what way is a a shogunate different from an Imperial state?

• Under a Shogunate, the emperor has little power.

• An imperial state has a strong army and navy.

• The bureaucracy controls all of the power in a shogunate.

• Rulers in an imperial state inherit their positions.

Who is Takagawa leyasu?

• A daimyo who was a fierce ruler of Japan.

• A shogun who was a military leader that used force and political alliances.

• A shogun who united Japan and brought peace and stability.

• A daimyo who united Japan and brought peace and stability.

What was one major influence on the samurai culture?

• Shintoism

• their position in society

• their love of fighting

• Zen Buddhism

How did Bushido shape the culture of Japan?

• Its ideals were forgotten under the military government.

• The Samurai;s loyalty to individual daimyo damaged Japan's national unity.

• The strictness of bushido discouraged young men from becoming samurai.

• It became the national code of conduct into the 20th century.

The extended household of the ruler as well as people who regularly saved the ruler.

• Imperial Court

• Taika Reforms

• Emulate

• Noh

A book about the life of a prince in the imperial court.

• Isolation

• Tale of Genji

• Clan

• Cultural Diffusion