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Japan K.W.L.Q. Chart

· Samurai came from Japan · They made sushi 1. Who were the first Japanese? 2. How did Korea affect Japan? 3. Who was the first emperor in Japan? 4. What did the Japan learned from the Chinese and the Koreans? 5. How was prince Shotoku important in China? 6. Who were the lowest in the samurai society? 7. What was the Bushido? 8. Who was Lady Murasaki Shikibu? 9. What was Zen? 10. How are Japan’s samurai values still alive today?
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** Chapter 8: Japan Key Terms **

**Shikibu** || Noble servant to Empress Akiko || Noble ||
 * ** Term ** || ** Details / definition ** || ** Helper word ** ||
 * **Shinto** || The traditional religion of Japan || Traditional-religion ||
 * **Zen** || Popular new form of Buddhism call Zen arrived from China || Form of Buddhism ||
 * **Pure Land** || A level above the Buddha || Above the Buddha ||
 * **Haiku** || A type of Japanese poem with three lines and 17 syllables that describe nature || Poem ||
 * **Lady Mirasaki**
 * **Lady Mirasaki**
 * **Prince Shotoku** || Japan’s greatest leader || Great leader ||
 * **Jimmu** || The founder of the first imperial council || Founder ||
 * **Regent** || Person who rules a country for someone who is unable to rule alone. || Alone ||
 * **Ainu** || Culture that developed into Japan || Culture ||
 * **The Pillow Book** || A book about Shei meeting the emperors || book ||
 * **Tanka** || Japanese poetry || Poetry ||
 * **Noh** || A form of Japanese musical drama || Musical ||
 * **Tale of Genji** || Book about the life of a noble || Life of noble ||
 * **Daimyo** || Japan’s large landowners || Landowners ||
 * **Shogun** || A general who ruled Japan in the emperor ’s name || General ||
 * **Samurai** || Professional warriors || Warrior ||
 * **figurehead** || A person who appears to rule even though real power rests with someone else || Real power ||
 * **Bushido** || The samurai code of rules || Code ||

**Questions :** __Size and Comparison__ 1. What [|body of water] found between Japan and the mainland of Asia? The Sea of Japan

2. Name the two countries located nearest to Japan. North Korea and South Korea

3. Name [|two countries] near Japan that are much larger in area than Japan. China and Russia

4. What large ocean is off the southeast coast of Japan? The Pacific Ocean

5. What are the [|names] of the islands of Japan? Kyushu, Shikoku, Honshu, and Hokkaido

__Climate__ 6.What is the [|climate] like in Japan? The climate in China is Subtropic and consists of four seasons.

__Natural Features__ 7.What is the [|largest] island in Japan? The largest land in Japan is Honshu

8. Why does [|Japan] have little land that is good for farming? Because there is a lot of mountains and they can not farm on mountains __Agriculture__ 9.What is the main agricultural [|crop] of Japan? Rise is one of the crops.

10. Given Japan's geography, why wouldfish be a popular source of food? because there are many different types of bodies of water close to Japan.

__ Bio-poem __ Lady Murasaki Noble, servant, writer She is from Heian She cares about other people She feels screed and afraid of people reading her dairy Shy, independent, loyal She fears people knowing her secrets She would like to keep her diary a secret Lady Murasaki lived from (973 – 1014