Japanese History and Culture Quiz

Definition: popular Japanese ruler who brought many Chinese ideas to Japan

• Prince Shotoku

• Liu Bang

• Jimmu Tenno

Definition: group of nobles who live near and serve or advise a ruler

• police

• court

• community

Definition: trained professional warriors in early Japan

• shoguns

• shogun

• samurai

Definition: the traditional religion of Japan, based on the belief that everything in nature has a spirit

• buddhism

• daoism

• shinto

Definition: large landowners in early Japan

• shogun

• daimyo

• kabuki

Definition: the strict samurai code of rules

• Foot Binding

• Shinto

• Bushido

Definition: someone who rules a country for someone who is unable to rule alone

• prince shotoku

• regent

• figurehead

Definition: a general who ruled Japan in the emperor's name

• regent

• bakshi

• shogun

Definition: form of Buddhism involving quiet, thoughtful meditation

• Zen

• Kana

• Mahayana

Definition: extended families

• gesture groups

• clans

• nomads