Izanagi | | Another name for a "divine wind" |
Uji | | During the Nara dynasty, the ______ could take the civil service exam. |
Kamikaze | | Japanese viewed fiction as _________. |
Eta | | Shotoku ________ sent missions to the Tang capital of Chang'an. |
Heian | | The Japanese initally adopted the _______ written language. |
Nihon Shoki | | In Japanese gardens it was important to include _____. |
Shoen | | Due of Japanese aquaintance with China, Japanese developed a strong interest in _________. |
Taishi | | The Japanese islands are located on the Asian and ______ tectonic plates. |
Onin | | The ______ were landless laborers, who were unable to pay taxes and could be bought and sold. |
Haiku | | The most popular form of Japanese poetry. |
Bushido | | During this war, the capital city of Kyoto was destroyed. |
State | | Spirits who resided in trees, rivers and streams, and mountains. |
Genin | | ______ were considered the bottom of the social scale, responsible for degrading jobs. |
Jomon | | "Way of the Warror" |
Shogun | | A descendent of ___________, the sun goddess, became of founder of the Japanese nation. |
Amaterasu | | During this period, the power rest in the hands of the fujiwara clan. |
Emotional | | The Bakufu was created to strengthen the _______. |
Vulgar Gossip | | Each of thee were ruled by hereditary chieftain. They were the clans. |
Daimyo | | Legend says that the marriage of the god ________ and the goddess Izanami caused the formation of the Japanese islands. |
Nobles | | Tried to increase the power of central government, a.k.a. the general. |
Pacific | | The heads of great noble families. |
Water | | The Chronicles of Japan. |
Buddhism | | The earliest known Neolithic inhabitants. |
Kami | | All forms of art and architecture were intended to evoke a(n) _______ response. |
Chinese | | Several small villages made up a single ______. |