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Japanese Q+A
Japanese Q+A Lindsey Torres S.S Per.3 9/23/17
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who had a great influence in Asia? | The great civilization of China. |
| What did the Japanese believe in ancient times? | That theirs was the first land to be awakened by the rising sun. |
| Which is one of the largest islands in Japan? | Honshu island. |
| What is the highest peak in Japan? | Mount Fuji or Fujiyama. |
| What is 20% of the land in Japan used for? | Farming. |
| Where does the Japanese sit at? | The boundary lies between two plates or sections of Earths outer shell. |
| What happened when the volcanoes erupted? | The formed underwater mountain range. |
| What are the plates beneath Japan doing? | Pushing against each other causing earthquakes. |
| When did Mount Fuji last erupt? | In the 1700's. |
| How many miles in between Japan and Korea? | Around 200 miles. |
| Where did the first settlers of Japan come from? | They came from the mainland of Asia. |
| When did the first wave of settlers come? | Around the ice age which was around 11,000 years ago. |
| In 300 B.C another group came around what were their skills? | Working iron and bronze were their skills. |
| In A.D 550 what did the Japanese do? | They borrowed some of the writing system from the Chinese. |
| What were the two ways Japanese used the writing system? | Some characters stood for symbols other were used for sounds and syllables. |
| What kind of priest came from Korea to Japan? | Buddhist priest. |
| What did Buddhist become to Japanese culture? | They became an important part of Japanese culture. |