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WorksheetsChapter 15-Japan Vocabulary
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is Bushido?
code of honor followed by samurai
meal number 2 on McDonald's value menu
a type of Buddhism followed by samurai
a nature spirit
Who was a shogun?
a restaurant
a tower for a knight
a general who ruled Japan in the emperor’s name
a rich landowner
What is a "figurehead"?
a statue
a person who appears to rule even though real power rests with someone else
a leader who enjoys the power they have over others
someone who helps the ruler keep power
Who were samurai?
a trained professional warrior in Japan
the leader of Japan
a farmer in Japan
a rich landowner in Japan
Zen Buddhism
emphasizes many rituals and ceremonies, followed by the royalty of Japan
involves the chanting of Buddha's name, many common people followed this form of Buddhism
emphasizes meditation; samurai followed this Buddhism because of the self-discipline and meditation it emphasized
a form of Buddhism that never was used in Japan
Who were daimyo?
a soldier beginning to study samurai
owners of large amounts of land feudal Japan
farmers
market owners
Who was Lady Murasaki Shikibu?
The wife of an emperor in early Japan
A Buddhist teacher who helped the samurai
A japanese noble who wrote The Tale of Genji, considered to be the world’s first novel
An empress who sent scholars to China
What is a "court" in Japanese society?
a group of nobles who live near the ruler and serve or advise the ruler
a place to play basketball
a group of peasants and farmers
soldiers who take enemies to a judge
Who was a regent?
a person who travels to other lands
a person who rules for someone else who is unable to rule alone
a farmer in charge of a large amount of land
the soldier who guards the emperor
Why was Prince Shotoku important?
a Japanese regent, one of Japan’s greatest leaders who was influential in bringing Buddhism, Confucianism, and Chinese ideas about government to Japan
he traveled and traded to bring great wealth to Japan
an advisor to the Japanese emperor who ended Buddhism in Japan
A teacher of Confucianism
What is SHINTO?
a religion which involves sacrifice of animals
a religion in ancient Japan which no longer is popular
the traditional religion of Japan involving the worship of nature spirits known as kami
a shrine for kami
what are clans?
an extended family
a group of village leaders
people you don't really know
a group of royalty
What is Pure Land Buddhism?
a type of Buddhism followed by royalty
a type of Buddhism which is popular with samurai
a type of Buddhism that involves very few rituals and is followed by most common people in Japan.
Why are Korea and China important to Japan?
Where ideas about Confucianism,
Buddhism and government were copied from
They are north and east of Japan
They copied many ideas from Japan.
Where Japan's samurai went to learn how to compete.
What is Honshu?
the smallest island of Japan
A place in China visited by Mansa Musa
the largest island of Japan
The earliest form of a samurai
