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| The geography of Japan encouraged people to become what? | fishers and traders |
| The Yayoi clans were headed by who? | warriors |
| Shinto | a Japanese religion based on the belief in nature spirits |
| Jimmu | a Yamato leader in Japan who founded the line of Japanese emperors |
| People who follow Shinto believe in? | Buddhism |
| The Onin War was a time when what? | daimyo fought for control of Japan |
| The samurai were what? | warriors who agreed to fight for nobles in exchange for land who protected their families at all cost. |
| Nara Period | A.D. 700s in Japan |
| shogun | a Japanese military ruler |
| origami | the art of folding paper |
| a bond of loyalty between a lord and a vassal is known as what? | feudalism |
| What crops did Japanese farmers grow? | rice and wheat |
| Taika | the "Great Change" in Japanese government begun by the Yamayo |
| Pure Land Buddhism | taught about a happy life after death |
| Yayoi | the ancestors of the Japanese people |
| Prince Shotoku used China as a model for what? | a strong central government, a religious life and intellectual life |
| Today's emperor of Japan is descended from who? | the Yamato |
| constitution | a plan of government |
| Who was Murasaki Shikibu? | a great female novelist |
| Why did the emperor of Japan make Minamoto Yoritomo shogun? | The emperor was afraid of the strength of the Minamoto army |
| Minamoto Yoritomo | the first shogun |
| What did most Japanese people belive about religion? | There was no need to choose one religion |
| Hokkaido | one of the four largest islands in Japan |
| martial arts | sports involving combat and self-defense |
| kamikaze | typhoons that smashed attacking Mongol ships |
| Why did the emperor create the title of shogun? | so he would not be overthrown |
| What did Yamato do during the Great Change? | created a strong central government |
| vassal | samurai who gave an oath of loyalty to his daimyo |
| What did Zen Buddhism teach? | a famous playwright |
| The Chinese influenced Japan through what? | the spread of Buddhism, diplomatic visits to China and cultural exchange between the two countries |
| How did the governments of Nara Japan and China differ? | Only China used civil service exams |
| Gempei War | civil war between the Taira family and the Minamoto family |
| The Tale of Genji | a novel written by Murasaki Shikibu |
| daimyo | powerful military lords who headed small territories |
| Murasaki Shikibu | a female novelist and poet |
| Why were daimyo able to take control of parts of Japan? | the shogun and emperor had mistreated the samurai as well as Ashikaga shoguns were weak |
| What happened when the Mongols attacked Japan? | their ships were smashed by storms |
| Why did the power of the empereors weaken during the A.D. 800s? | Many emperors were children and regents refused to give up power |
| Onin War | a period of ten years when Japanese warriors fought one another |
