Transcript Lets Roll

Japan
Review
What
type of
landform is Japan
considered?
Archipelago
What
is an
archipelago?
A
Chain of Islands
What
country had a
major influence over
Japan?
China
 What
theory states that the
Earth is not one solid piece
but it is made up of slow
moving slabs of rock that
ride over the pliable layer
of the mantle?
Plate
Tectonic Theory
 The
2 Gods Izanagi and
Izanami created the Sun
Goddess to rule the
Earth. What was her
name?
Amatersu
What
are 188 of
Japanese Mountains ?
Volcanoes
What
are some of the
natural disasters that
can occur in Japan?
Tsunamis
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Typhoon
What
ocean did
Izanagi and Izagnami
dip their spear in?
Pacific
 What
is the name of the
religion that worships
nature and believes
everything in nature has
its own spirit?
 Shinto
 Fishing
became a way
of life for which group
of people?
 Jomon
 What
did Prince
Shotoku create?
 Constitution
 What
was the name of
the first emperor of
Japan?
 Jimmu
 What
clan was he from?
 Yamato
 What
is a Clan?

A group of people bonded
together by blood or marriage.
 Jomon
was a wandering
tribe who were known
for what?
 Pottery
 What
is the area in the
Pacific Ocean that Japan
is located on?
 The
Ring of Fire
 Women
who?
were to obey
 MEN
 What
were some
women in Medieval
Japan?
 Samurai
 When
the Mongols
attacked what happened
to halt their progress?
 Typhoon
 What
country did
Buddhism come from
when it entered Japan?
 Korea
 What
country did
Buddhism begin in?
 India
 Who
ruled when an
emperor who was too
young or too sick the
rule?
 Regents
 What
food was a staple
in the Japanese diet?
 Fish
 How
did people of
Japan Pay taxes in
Medieval times?
 Rice
and Silk
 How
many islands
make up the Japanese
Archipelago?
4
 Who
were the Samurai?
 Warriors
 What
part of Chinese
culture did not effect
Japan?
 Clothing
 What
title was given to
Minamoto Yoritomo?
 Shogun
 What
Asian Empire
tried to attack Japan
twice and was
unsuccessful both
times?
 Mongols
 What
code did the
Samurai follow?
 Bushido
Code
 Who
is the Buddha of
Love and Mercy?
 Amida
 What
did she create in
the clouds?
 Paradise
 What
do Buddhist
believe in?
 Happy
After Life
 What
is a group of
families related by
blood or marriage ?
 Clan
 What
did the Japanese
name the Typhoons
who saved their
country?
 Kamikaze
 What
does Kamikaze
mean?
 Devine
Wind
 What
do Shintoist
believe in?
 Animism
 What
do Zen Buddhist
do to control their
bodies?
 Martial
Art
 What
do Zen Buddhist
do to relax their minds
and find inner peace?
 Meditation
 Where
do the Japanese
Shintoist worship at?
 Shrines
 What
ocean has kept
ancient Japan isolated
from the rest of the
world?
 Pacific
 What
means a Chain of
Islands?
 Archipelago
 Which
one?
island is this
→
 Hokkaido
 Which
one?
island is this
→
 Honshu
 Which
one?
island is this
←
 Shikoku
 Which
one?
→
Island is this
 Kyushu
 85%of
Japanese share
what 2 religions?
 Shinto
and Buddhism