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What were female samurai not allowed to do? $100
Go to war. They could protect the home. Back to Game
What was a samurai’s main duty? $200
Defend his daimyo and their property. Back to Game
Name two ways that China and Korea affected Japan. $300
Written Language, Confucianist philosophy, or Buddhist religion. Back to Game
Why would a samurai commit suicide if he lost a fight? $400
Because losing honor is the worst thing possible. Back to Game
What are 2 meanings for kamikaze? $500
Back to Game Divine Wind- A storm or suicidal pilot.
Prince Shotoku introduced what religion to China? $100
Buddhism Back to Game
Samurais fought with two of what weapon? $200
Swords. Back to Game
In 1274, Japanese nobles stopped fighting each other and fought who? $300
The Mongols from China Back to Game
$400 Bushido, the way of the warrior, represented what?
Samurai rules for daily behavior Back to Game
$500 Why was Japan first isolated from China and Korea?
Because it is an island and surrounded by the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean Back to Game
How was Buddhism different for nobles vs. common people? $100
The common people didn’t practice elaborate rituals. Back to Game
What was the main religion of samurai warriors in Japan? (be specific)
Zen Buddhism Back to Game
$300 Why did the emperor lose control of Japan to the Minamoto shogun?
Because he was too busy with courtly life. Back to Game
$400 What was Noh?
A Japanese form of acting that was more serious. Back to Game
$500 What did samurai receive in exchange for their services?
Land Back to Game
$100 The Japanese diet consists mostly of what food?
Seafood Back to Game
$200 Why did the two Mongol invasions fail?
Weather Back to Game
$300 Who tried to unify Japan in the 1500s but was assassinated?
Oda Nobunaga Back to Game
$400 He was the first Shogun in Japan.
Yoritomo Back to Game
$500 Put these in order from most to least powerful: shogun, samurai, daimyo, peasant
Shogun, daimyo, samurai, peasant Back to Game
$100 Why did most Japanese live in the flat, coastal lands?
Because most of Japan in covered in mountains. Back to Game
$200 What was the traditional religion of Japan?
Shinto Back to Game
$300 What was the subject of most Heian paintings?
Nature and court life with bright colors Back to Game
$400 Who wrote many early works of Japanese literature?
Noble Women Back to Game
$500 What did it mean when the emperor became a figurehead for the shogun?
He appeared to rule while someone else actually did. Back to Game