Social Studies

What must a haiku include and why

A kigo or something related to seasons

What do sumo wrestlers do before a show to be a religious ceremony

They drink sacred water, throw water, and clap to get the gods attention

What was the name of the code of honor samurai had to follow

The seven virtues of bushido

True or false only men were permitted to be samurai

False

What did samurai do when they retired

They went to monasery to pray for the lives they took

True or false ori is the Japanese word for folding

True

What have the Japanese always looked toward for a food source and why

The sea bc 70% of Japan is mountains

How much of the worlds seafood do the Japanese eat today

12% of seafood is eaten by Japan

Many scattered islands surrounded by water

Archipelago

A social and political system

Fuedalism

A strict code of conduct that samurai lived by

Translation the way of the warrior

Bushido

A military govern who ruled Japan

Shogun

Japanese lord who owned land

Daimyo

Japan is an _________ or chain of islands that runs north to south of the Pacific Ocean

Archipelago

For centuries most Japanese have lived on the four largest islands

Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu

The islands of japan are actually_______ that rise from the ocean floor

Mountains

____, ______, and ______ occur in Japan due due to its positions along an unstable part of earth’s crust.

Volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis

Due to Japan’s mountainous terrain, _____, farming the land was difficult

70%

Many Japanese turned to the ____ to make a living ____,_____, and _____

Sea Ship building, fishing, and sailors

The first people to settle in Japan probably came from northeastern Asia_____ years ago

20,000

The seas around Japan have kept it_____or separated from the rest of Asia. This has resulted in a strong independent civilization

Isolated

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In year 600 Japan had a strong well organized government with a _______

Constitution

The emperor was an______ ruler and the Japanese were expected to obey the emperor

All powerful

Many ideas were based on Chinese way of life such as the

Buddhism, art, philosophy and medicine

In the early 700’s the Japanese emperor building a new capital city called ______

Nara

During the Nara period, the Japanese emperors ranked government officials into___________

A hierarchy

Government officials were not selected based on examination, rather the emperor, gave positions to nobles from________

Powerful families