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Chapter 8 Japan Exam

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1. Why was Japan isolated from Korea and China in ancient times? Japans island location separated it from other people in Asia
2. What was unique about the language of the Ainu? The Ainu people spoke a unique language that was eventually lost
3. What is the Traditional religion of Japan? Shinto
4. How did Contact with China and Korea influence Japan? By sharing written language, philosophy, and a new religion
5. Why did Japanese nobles in the city of Heian call themselves “dwellers among the clouds?” Were easy and removed from the rest of Japan
6. Who wrote many of the great works of early Japanese literature? Japanese noble women
7. How did Noh differ from earlier forms of Japanese drama? Noh was a more serious form of drama
8. How as the Buddhism of the Japanese nobles different from the Buddhism of the common people? Elaborate rituals were practiced by nobles but not by common people
9. What did Zen Buddhist believe? In self-discipline—that wisdom can be found in quiet thinking—in regular meditation
10. What was the main duty of a samurai warrior? To defend his daimyo and his daimyo’s property
11. Know the order of power Shoguns, daimyo, samurai, peasant
12. What did samurai warriors receive in return for their military services? Land
13. What was the main reason the emperor lost control of Japan to the Minamoto shogun? The emperor was too busy with courtly life in Heian
14. The emperor of Japan became a figurehead in the late 1100s. What did this really mean? The emperor of Japan appeared to rule while someone else actually held power
15. What would happen if a robber attacked the home of a samurai family while the men were at war- which would protect the home? Female samurai would protect the home.
16. What does Bushido, “the way of the warrior,” represent? The rulers of daily behavior followed by samurai
17. How could a samurai lose his honor? Losing a fight, disobeying an order, or failing to protect his lord
18. Why did Japanese nobles put aside their differences and unite in 1274? Japanese nobles put aside their differences and united to fight a common enemy, the invading Mongols
19. What did the two Mongol attacks on Japan have in common? The Japanese were aided by the weather in both Mongol attacks
20. During the 1400s, how was Japan divided? Japan was divided with many daimyo controlling different territories.
21. Who unified Japan in the 1500s? Oda Nobunga
22. List reasons why the samurai period in Japan lasted until the 1800s. Japan was isolated from the rest of the world—Japan’s rulers limited technology—Japan’s rulers banned guns.
23. Describe the characteristics of Pure Land Buddhism? The most important characteristic ( according to many historians) of Pure Land Buddhism is chanting Buddha’s name.
24. According to Confucius, what is the family sequence in order from most power to least? Father→Mother→Older brother→Youngest brother→
25. Why did nobles move to Heian during the 800s? Nobles wanted to be close to the emperor to win his favor.
26. What was one way Prince Shotoku helped spread Buddhism in Japan? Prince Shotoku built a grand Buddhist temple
27. What role did the emperor have during the shogun period? The emperor was only a figurehead
28. Why did different forms of Buddhism develop in Japan? What factors did not support the factors that developed in Japan? People from different classes practice their religion differently.
29. What factors did not support the spread of Chinese culture in Japan? Japan’s proximity to China, eagerness from Japan’s rulers, visits from Chinese citizens.
30. What religion was introduced to Japan from China and Korea? Buddhism
31. Who was the Japanese regent who encouraged scholars to learn from the Chinese? Prince Shotoku
32. What did the Japanese call the storm that saved them from the Mongols? Kamikaze
33. What does The Tale of Genji describe? Court life in Japan
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