| A | B |
|---|
| Capital of Japan today | Tokhyo |
| Original capital of Japan | Nara |
| Main source of food for japanese people | Seafood |
| 70% of Japans landscape is? | Mountainous |
| Bordering countries to Japan | Korea, Russia and China |
| Seas surrounding Japan | Yellow and East China |
| Name of someone who rules an empire | Emperor |
| The political principles on which a country or society is based | Constitution |
| Plots of land given to Buddhist monks and then noble families | Shoen |
| Chief Japanese commanders between 12th and 19th century | Shoguns |
| Name given to Japanese medieval warrior. | Samurai |
| Group of individuals found at bottom of Japan's hierarchical structure | Merchants |
| Group of people who were found above merchants in hierarchical structure | Peasants and artisans |
| Group of people who failed to invade Japan | Mongols |
| Reason why Mongols failed to invade Japan | Typhoons |
| the The 100 year period of civil war was called | The Warring Period |
| Name given to soldiers who fought in the 1000 year civil war | Rival Shoguns |
| Approximately how many years was Kyoto the capital city of Japan | 1,000 |
| Population of Japan | 49,000,000 |
| The name of the period when Kyoto was the capital of Japan | Heian Period |
| The building where the emperor lived | The Imperial Court |
| Japan is made up of how many main islands | 4 |
| Two major religions in Japan | Buddhism and Shinto |
| Word means ‘way of the gods’ or ‘way of the spirits’. | Shinto |
| The name given to Shinto spirits | Kami |
| Another word for a shrine that is built to house the Kami (sacred Shinto spirits) | Jinja |
| Name given to the area or building dedicated to a god or something that is worshipped | Shrine |
| The name given to the gate that separates everyday space from a sacred space | Torri |
| In Shintoism, N…… is considered to be important. Eg trees, water, mountains and waterfalls for example | Nature |
| A ritual performed to cleanse people and objects of kegare, which are impurities. | Purification |
| These two factors can be used in the purification practice | Water and Smoke |
| What personal moments do many Japanese mark at shrines | Weddings and Coming of Age |
| What is asked from Kami at contemporary Shinto festivals | Bless the community and its economic livelihood |
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 | Buddhism,  |
| Islam |
