Transcript Was introduced to Japan from China and Korea

Chapter 8
Japan
Flash Cards
Buddhism
Was introduced to Japan from
China and Korea
Prince Shotoku
The Japanese regent who
encouraged scholars to learn
from the Chinese
Kamikaze
The storm that saved the Japanese
from the Mongols, or the divine
wind
Japanese Women
Wrote most of early Japanese
prose (text)
Murasaki Shikibu
Author of The Tale of Genji
Pure Land Buddhism
A form of Buddhism popular with
Japan’s common people
Noh
A type of drama that tells of
Japan’s heroes
Zen Buddhism
A form of Buddhism that stresses
self-discipline and meditation
Samurai
Professional warrior who served his
or her lord
Shogun
A general who ruled in the name
of the emperor
Regent
A person who rules a country for
someone who is unable to rule
alone
Daimyo
Wealthy landowners who
controlled large amounts of land
Court
A group of nobles who live near
and serve or advise a ruler
Shinto
The native, traditional religion of
Japan
Figurehead
The role the emperor had during
the shogun period
Land or Food
How samurai were paid for their
military service
Bushido
The samurai code of honor
Isolation & Limited technology
Helped extend the samurai period in
Japan until the 1800s
One way Prince Shotoku helped spread
Buddhism in Japan
built a grand Buddhist temple
A reason why many samurai adopted Zen
Buddhism
It stressed self-discipline and
meditation
One reason why different forms of
Buddhism developed in Japan
People from different classes practiced
their religion differently