| A | B |
|---|
| a chain of islands | archipelago |
| a supreme, or grand, military commander | shogun |
| plan of government | constitution |
| a social system in which lords grant people land or other rewards in exchange for military service | feudalism |
| the major land area of a continent | mainland |
| Nippon means | land of the rising sun |
| To unite Japan, Prince Shotoku | shrank the power of clans |
| Under the code of Bushido, to whom were samurai most loyal? | the samurai's lord. |
| What do Buddhism and Japan's first constitution have in common? | General rules/principles were based on Buddhist thought |
| Why did peasants rely on his daimyo? | They needed his military protection. |
| How did Prince Shotoku gain the power to rule Japan? | He was the regent for Empress Suiko. |
| How did changes instituted by Prince Shotoku affect the average Japanese family? | Land was no longer handed down from father to son. |
| In A.D. 552 what came to Japan from Korea? | Buddhist priests. |
| When the Fujiwara Clan took power, rival clans set up "private" armies who were loyal to... | their own clans. |
| Why did Minamoto Yoritomo change the role of the shogun? | He planned to rule all of Japan in the emperor's name. |
| What did Japan borrow in 500 A.D.? | A writing system from ... you guessed it - China. |
| For what purpose, like Europe, did Japan build castles with towers? | To spot enemy attackers, and for protection. |
| Why did Tokugawa Ieyasu order the daimyos destroy their castles? | He hoped it would help end the violent military life in Japan. He hoped samurai would be less willing to fight. |
