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What is a Haiku?
a form of Japanese poetry that has 17 syllables
What is archipelago?
a group of islands
What is Kabuki?
a type of food
a transport system
a type of Japanese gardening
a form of Japanese drama
What is meditation?
The act of achieving inner peace
What is Daimyo?
a class of large landowning families in medieval Japan
What is a Samurai?
a hired warrior in Medieval Japan
What is Shogun?
the military ruler of medieval Japan
What is Bushido?
a strict code of behavior followed by Samurai
What is Shogunate?
the time of rule by a shogun family
How many islands do most of Japan's population live on?
4
What 2 countries are Japan's closest neighbors?
South Korea and China
South Korea and Russia
China and Russia
Russia and Philippines
What is the Japanese religion based on nature worship?
Shinto
Buddhism
Christianity
Confucianism
Which country's alphabet is the Japanese alphabet based on?
China
How were government officials appointed in Japan?
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born into it
worked and studied hard
paid bribes
Why did Zen Buddhism appeal to Japan's warrior class?
simple ritual and provided background for samurai's code of behavior
What were the 2 main characteristics promoted by the bushido's code?
loyalty and honor
