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Japan and Korea Test Study Guide

Geography Challenge and the Influence of Japans Neighbors: Be able to locate Japan, Korea, China and India on a map of Asia. (use the japan and China Geography challenge or any world map to find these locations if needed) 1. How did Japan receive cultural ideas from other countries? What route did ideas usually take?

2. How did prince Sotoku affect cultural diffusion in Japan?

3. What was Japan government like before it adopted Chinese government ideas? After? How was Japans government different from Chinas after the adoption of Chinese government ideas?

4. What is Shinto?

5. Why did the Japanese adopt Chinese writing?

6. What is Tanka?

Japans Golden Age:

7. How did the Fujiwaras gain power in Japan?

8. How was an aristocrat judged during the Heian period?

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9. What was considered attractive for women in the Heian period?

10. What were the new Japanese painting techniques during the Heian period?

11. What was the Tale of Genji about? Why is it considered important?

12. What bought the Heian-Kyo golden age to an end?

Japans Warrior State: 13. What were Shogun, Daimyos and samurai? How did they relate to one another?

14. What armor and weaponry did the samurai use?

15. Why were tea ceremonies taught to samurai?

16. What is the difference between Amida Buddhism and Zen Buddhism?

17. How did life change for women in the samurai society from the 12th to the 17th century?

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18. What are the main areas of training for the samurai?

19. What is Bushido? What is the consequence of breaking Bushido?

20. What brought Japan's warrior society to an end in 1868?

21. Draw a diagram of Japans Feudal Warrior State showing the relationship between the Shogun, the Daimyos and the Samurai.

Korea: 22. What cultural ideas did Korea get from China?