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22 Cards in this Set
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How much of Japan is arable land, how much is mountainous, and how much is forest? |
About 20% of Japan is arable, 72% mountainous, and 67% forest. |
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What are Japan's 4 main islands? |
Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku, and Hokkaido |
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What is Japan also called? |
an archipelago |
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How did Japan's separation affect it? |
it led to the Japanese developing their own culture |
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Which 2 countries affected Japan? |
Korea and China |
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Who were the original Japanese, and where did they come from? |
they were the Ainu and came from Siberia |
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What is Japan's traditional religion? |
Shinto |
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Who were Japan's first leaders? |
the Yamato clan |
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What is Japanese script based off of? |
Japanese script is based off of Chinese characters |
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Who was Prince Shotoku? |
Prince Shotoku was an influential regent who adopted Chinese culture into Japan |
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Who was Lady Murasaki Shikibu? |
Lady Murasaki was a poet and writer during the Heian Period who wrote The Tale of Genji |
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What were Noh and kabuki? |
Japanese plays |
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What is the difference between Pure Land Buddhism and Zen Buddhism? |
Pure Land Buddhism focuses less on complicated rituals and more on reaching an enlightened state, while Zen Buddhism focuses on self-discipline and meditation |
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What was the samurai hierarchy? |
At the lowest tier were the peasants, then the samurai, followed by the daimyo, the shogun, and the emperor |
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Who were the daimyo? |
Daimyo were powerful lords who often led armies of samurai |
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Who were shoguns? |
Shoguns were the military face of the country, they ruled in the emperor's name |
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How did the Heian period emperors die out? |
When the Taira and Minamoto clans fought for leadership in the 1150s and the Minamoto clan won, so the Minamoto clan leader took the title of shogunate and ruled in the emperor's place |
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What was Bushido? |
Bushido was the code of honor that the samurai followed |
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How did Japan beat the Mongols when the Mongols tried to invade? |
A divine wind the Japanese called the "kamikaze" swept away Kublai Khan's ships? |
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Who were the kami? |
The kami were like the spirits and deities of Japan |
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Who was Oda Nobunaga? |
Oda Nobunaga was the first to unify Japan |
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Who was Tokugawa Ieyasu? |
Tokugawa Ieyasu was another ruler of Japan who ruled from Edo |