Ancient Japan Vocabulary

What is the Heian Period?

• When Japan was founded

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

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

• era considered the golden age of prosperity in Japan

What word means a traditional form of Japanese poetry?

• cranes

• haiku

• peak

• culture

A great lord who were vassals to the Shogun

• Daimyo

• Samurai

• Shogunate

• Emperor

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

• Prince Shotoku

• Emperor Hirohito

• King Akbar

• Queen Victoria

What is Bushido?

• The code of honor and morals developed by the Japanese Samurai

• A type of martial art

• A style of Japanese cuisine

• A type of Japanese swordsmanship

Who were the trained professional warriors in feudal Japan?

• Samurai

• Ninjas

• Geishas

• Shogun

What is the term for the traditional Japanese garment worn by both men and women?

• Kimono

• Yukata

• Hakama

• Obi

Which period in Japanese history is known for the emergence of the samurai class?

• Nara Period

• Heian Period

• Kamakura Period

• Edo Period

What is the name of the indigenous religion of Japan that focuses on ritual practices?

• Buddhism

• Shinto

• Confucianism

• Taoism

Who was the first shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate?

• Minamoto no Yoritomo

• Toyotomi Hideyoshi

• Oda Nobunaga

• Tokugawa Ieyasu