Chapter 12 And 13

Question 1

Location and geography of japan

Answer 1

Japan is an island country that is geographically isolated from its nearest neighbour Korea, China and Russia

Question 2

Who is Amaterasu

Answer 2

sun goddess, the most important deity of the Shinto religion and ruler of Takama no Hara

Question 3

What where the cherry blossoms

Answer 3

It tells them that it’s ok you can start over and that life is short
They are a pink flower that the Japanese look up to

Question 4

What are the Ainu

Answer 4

They where the First Nations of Japan

Question 5

How does natural disasters effect japan

Answer 5

It makes them build up and get ready for impacted on the society of japan

Question 6

Does japan have arable land

Answer 6

10% of arable land

Question 7

Why was rice important

Answer 7

It was their main source of food and currency

Question 8

What other foods do japan have

Answer 8

They have sushi/ fish seaweed

Question 9

Key aspect of Shinto

Answer 9

The love of nature is the most important part of Shinto

Question 10

Kami

Answer 10

Takes the form of object in nature the begin kami when they die and are honoured by their family

Question 11

Mastsuri

Answer 11

Festivals held every spring and fall the please the kami of each Japanese clan and village

Question 12

Homogeneous society meaning

Answer 12

It consists of people who see them self as having a similar nature and character

Question 13

Assimilation

Answer 13

the process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas

Question 14

Hokkaido

Answer 14

The new name of where the Ainu lived

Question 15

Ainu general history

Answer 15

Lived northern part of japan separate society had seven wars

Question 16

What was the edo period

Answer 16

DescriptionThe Edo period or Tokugawa period is the period between 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country’s 300 regional daimyō.

Question 17

Emperor

Answer 17

The ruler in the public eye

Question 18

Shogun

Answer 18

Had all the power and owned all the land

Question 19

Daimyo

Answer 19

Owns a domain given by the shogun

Question 20

Ways shogun kept power

Answer 20

Took away their weapons
Made them go to edo for a year
Secret police system

Question 21

Samurai

Answer 21

Respected warriors lived in castles or towns controlled by sogun or daimyo

Question 22

Artisans

Answer 22

Made paper and porcelains followed fathers way

Question 23

Merchants

Answer 23

Bottom of society

Had to live cautiously as government spies in them

Question 24

Women

Answer 24

Overall hierarchy

Considered Lower than men

Question 25

Out casts

Answer 25

Where shunned or ignored Mostly butchers Had to be out of city by 8pm

Question 26

Confucianism key beliefs

Answer 26

To respect your family

Question 27

Southern barbarians

Answer 27

Traders with the Japanese started Christianity

Question 28

Francis Xavier

Answer 28

A Jesuit is who’s mission was to convert upper classes to Christianity