Ancient Japan Vocabulary

What is Shinto?

• a group of nobles who live near and advise a ruler

• a system of protection in which land and people are protected by skilled warriors in exchange for a small portion of land

• first religion of Japan with the belief that all of nature has kami or spirit

• era considered the golden age of prosperity in Japan

What is a regent?

• a group of nobles who live near and advise a ruler

• a general who ruled Japan surpassing the power of the emperor

• a person who rules a country for someone who is unable to rule alone

• a leader who appears to be in charge, but the real power is with someone else

What are daimyo?

• arge landowners who hired samurai to protect their land

• trained professional warriors who practiced Zen Buddhism

• a leader who appears to be in charge, but the real power is with someone else

• To be apart from others. Japan was isolated from other countries due to its geography.

Who is a shogun?

• the Shinto spirit wind that the Japanese believed destroyed invading Mongol fleets

• To be apart from others. Japan was isolated from other countries due to its geography.

• a general who ruled Japan surpassing the power of the emperor

• large landowners who hired samurai to protect their land

means "the way of the warrior"  a code of rules that a samurai and his family must follow

• Chivalry

• Daimyo

• Figurehead

• Bushido

A form of Japanese drama presented by actors in wooden masks?

• Kabuki

• haiku

• Zen

• Noh

Which religion in ancient Japan is known for its belief in kami, or spirits?

• Buddhism

• Shinto

• Christianity

• Hinduism

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What is bushido?

• a leader who appears to be in charge, but the real power is with someone else

• era considered the golden age of prosperity in Japan

• the “way of the warrior” or warrior code of behavior

What is a kamikaze?

• a leader who appears to be in charge, but the real power is with someone else

• the Shinto spirit wind that the Japanese believed destroyed invading Mongol fleets

• trained professional warriors who practiced Zen Buddhism

• prince who introduced many Chinese ideas such as, language, religion, and ways to govern to Japan

Who was Prince Shotoku?

• a system of protection in which land and people are protected by skilled warriors in exchange for a small portion of land

• a leader who appears to be in charge, but the real power is with someone else

• prince who introduced many Chinese ideas such as, language, religion, and ways to govern to Japan

• large landowners who hired samurai to protect their land