Medieval+Japan+(Ch.+14)

= = =‍ 1) What was the **__Onin War__** ?? = =‍The Onin War was a war fought between Japan's warriors. The war was caused by the breakdown of central gov. The war lasted from 1467 to 1477. ( Cassidy Harrison) = =‍ 2) ___ are servant warriors who agreed to fight for nobles in exchange for land. = =‍Samurai (Cassidy Harrison) = =‍ 3) What is __origami__ ? = =‍Origami is the art of folding paper into decorative objects. (Cassidy harrison) = =‍ 4) A __plan of government__ is called a ___. = =‍Constitution (cassidy harrison) = =‍ 5) What is the __sword__ of a samurai called? = =‍The long sword is called a katana and the short blade was called a wakizashi. (cassidy harrison) =


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=‍ 6) Who was Minamoto Yoritomo ? = ==‍Minamoto Yoritomo was the leader of the Minamoto clan and the first person to recieve the title shogun. (cassidy harrison) == Minamoto Yoritomo =‍ 7) This clan provided many of the regents who ruled in place of the many young Japanese emperors. =  __U__ __W__ __ A ==‍Fujiwara (cassidy harrison) == =‍ 8) What stopped the 2 mongol invasions of Japan? What was the Shinto name for these natural events? = =‍ Typhoons stopped both of the invasions they were called Kamikaze. (Jonathan T.) = =‍ The Mongol invasion were stopped by violent Pacific storms that smashed the ships. kamikaze (cassidy harrison) = =‍ 9) Who were the __Daimyo__ ? **the daimyo people were local kings of a piece of area in a kingdom.(HANNA Y)** = 10) What was the __ Gempei War __? Who won? The Gempi war was a civil war between the top 2 most powerful climk99ians its was the Taira Family and the Minamoto family.(HANNA Y),The Minamoto Family won(HANNA Y) =‍‍‍ 11) What was the __ Bushido Code?The Bushido code is what the Samurais live by(HANNA Y) __ = =‍‍‍ 12) Who were the Jomon and what was their trademark craft? = =‍‍‍The Jomon were the first culture to develop on the islands of Japan. Their trademark craft was pieces of clay pottery with knotted cords = =‍‍‍ 13) Emperor Akihito is the current emperor of Japan. Who was the first emperor? = =‍‍‍ Jimmu was the first emperor. (Jaycie Walker) = =‍‍‍ 14) What country did Prince Shotoku attempt to mold Japan to be like? How did he do this? = =‍‍‍ He attempted tomake Japan like China He made the buildings look like China's and the government was alike to.(Jonathan T.) = =‍‍‍ 15) The art of writing beautifully is called?The beautifilly is called a calligraphy and it was very inportant to Japan.(HANNA Y) =


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=‍‍‍ 16) What is __ feudalism? __ = =‍‍‍ __ A bond of loyalty between a lord and a vassal. (Jaycie Walker) __ = ===‍‍‍ 17) Explain the teachings of Zen Buddhism. The teaching of the Zen Budddhism is that it teaches people can find inner peace through self-control and a simple way of life(HANNA YEATER) === ===‍‍‍ 18) How many volcanoes does Japan have? 188 volcanoes(HANNA Y) === ===‍‍‍ 19) How many islands are in Japan? 3,000 islands(HANNA Y) === =‍‍‍ 20) When did the first people come to Japan? How did they get there? The first people to arrive was between 30,000 to 10,000 years ago,and they probably came from northeast Asia(HANNA Y) = =‍‍‍ 21) What is the Ring of Fire ? = =‍‍‍ 22) Why did the emperor create the title of shogun? = =‍‍‍ To keep people happy and loyal to the emperor. (Jaycie Walker) = =‍‍‍ 24) What occurred during the Great Change period? = =‍‍‍ Japan divided into provinces run by officials who reported to the emperor. (Jaycie Walker) = ===‍‍‍ 25) What was the __red and black coating__ that was used to protect leather armor called? The red and black coating to protect the leather was called lacquer(HANNA Y) === =‍‍‍ 26) What were the __ kami __? What is anamism? The Kami were nature spirits and the animism is the belief that all natural things are alive and have their own spirits(HANNA Y) = =‍‍‍ 27) What is __ Pure Land Buddhism? Pure Land Buddhism was a sect of the Mahayana Buddhism.(HANNA Y) __ = =‍‍‍ 28) What was Japan's first capital city? What city became Japan's capital for the next several hundred years? = =‍‍‍ The first capital of Japan was Nara and the next one was Kyoto. (Jonathan T.) = = =
 * 23) What is the main crop of Japan? How much of Japan's land is useful for farming? the main crop in Japan was rice and only 20% of its land can be farmed(HANNA Y) **