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WHI.9
Medieval Japan
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What had significant intellectual, linguistic, religious, and philosophical influences on Japan? | proximity to China and Korea |
| What religion merged with Shinto in Japan? | Buddhism |
| What is the native religion of Japan? | Shinto |
| Who brought Buddhism to Japan? | Prince Shotoku |
| Who is the goddess of the sun in Shinto? | Amaterasu |
| Shintoism worships in _____. | pagodas (shrines) |
| The holy book of Shinto | Kojiki |
| The symbol of Shinto | torii |
| The form of Buddhism that had the greatest impact on Japanese culture | Zen Buddhism |
| capital of Japan from 794-1185 A.D. | Heian |
| modern-day Heian | Kyoto |
| family that ruled during the Heian period | Fujiwara |
| lord-vassal system established for protection | feudalism |
| the landowner or "lord" | daimyo |
| powerful leader or "supreme general of the emperor's army" | shogun |
| warriors famous for their reckless courage | samurai |
| "the way of the warrior" | Bushido |
| shogunate in power when Kublai Khan tried to invade Japan | Kamakura |
| the world's first novel | "The Tale of Genji" |
| art that were diagrams of the spiritual universe | mandalas |
| "monkey music" | sarugaku |
| author of "The Tale of Genji" | Lady Murasaki Shikibu |
| chain of islands | archipelago |