Vocab

Question 1

Bushido Code

Answer 1

A code of conduct that governed the samurais life.

Question 2

Clan

Answer 2

A group of related family’s

Question 3

Courtier

Answer 3

A member of a ruler’s court

Question 4

Cultural Diffusion

Answer 4

The spread of culture elements from one society to another

Question 5

Daimyo

Answer 5

Japanese local lord in the era of the samurai

Question 6

Feudalism

Answer 6

A political system that developed in the Middle Ages

Question 7

Geisha

Answer 7

A Japanese hostess trained to entertain men with conversation, dance and song

Question 8

Geographic Isolation

Answer 8

A population divided or separated by physical barriers

Question 9

Haiku

Answer 9

A major form of Japanese verse (poem)

Question 10

Heirarchy

Answer 10

A system of organizing people into higher ranks having more power or privileges

Question 11

Lady Murasaki Shikibu

Answer 11

A Japan novelist and poet during the heian period who wrote The Tale of Genji

Question 12

Lord-Vassal system

Answer 12

A system of hierarchy where a king provides protection to his vassals in return of his loyalty

Question 13

Pagoda

Answer 13

A tower shaped structure with several stories and roofs

Question 14

Prince Shotoku

Answer 14

A regent ruler who helped Japan develop and brought influencers of china to Japan

Question 15

Regent

Answer 15

One who rules in the name of another

Question 16

Samurai

Answer 16

A Japanese warrior

Question 17

Seppuku

Answer 17

suicide performed by samurai for failing to live up to the bushido code

Question 18

Shinto

Answer 18

The workship of ancestors and spirits called Kami

Question 19

Shogun

Answer 19

Japanese’s military government in the era of the samurai

Question 20

Zen Buddhism

Answer 20

A Japanese form of buddhism empathizing the value of meditation and intuition