11.3 & 17.4 Class Quiz Flashcards
What does Nippon mean in Japanese?
Land of the Rising Sun
What is NOT one of the four largest Japanese islands?
Hokkaido
Honda
Honshu
Kyushu
Honda
ABout how many miles of water separate Japan and Korea?
100 miles
What is the name for the group of people who live on the northern Japanese islands and who don’t resemble other East Asians?
Ainu
What does Shinto mean in Japanese?
way of the kami
Amaterasu is the goddes of what?
the sun
What group first introduced Chinese writing to Japan?
Koreans
What religion did Prince Shotoku support in Japan?
Buddhism
The Heian period is named for the Japanese capital, that today goes by what name?
Kyoto
Which Chinese dynasty defeated and colonized parts of Korea in 108 BCE?
Han
What was NOT a Korean technological innovation?
metal movable type
celadon pottery
woodblock printing
all of the above were NOT
woodblock printing
What does samurai mean in Japanese?
Those who serve
What would be a scenario that would call for seppuku among samurai?
Failing to protect the samurais’ lord in battle
What was NOT something samurai women were able to do?
participate in business
own property
train for combat
vote for the emperor
Vote for the emperor
What was the name for the storms that helped the Japanese defeat the Mongols?
Kamikaze
