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6 Hist Ch 13 BJU HS
Term | Definition |
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645 | The Taika Reform took place around ________________. |
archipelago | a large group of scattered islands |
Buddhism | religion believed by the Japanese people to prepare for the life to come |
calligraphy | the art of fine handwriting |
China | country influenced Japanese art, literature, and government |
Chinese | the official language of the imperial court |
clans | Japanese people were organized into this |
feudalism | a system of organizing and governing society based on land and service |
haiku | a poem about nature with seventeen syllables |
Jimmu Tenno | the emperor thought to have descended from the sun goddess |
kami | the gods or nature spirits of Shintoism |
kofun | a giant circular, square, or keyhole-shaped burial mound |
Murasaki Shikibu | the first true novelist |
samurai | warrior that had the duty to protect the chief noble |
Shintoism | religion believed by the Japanese people to obtain help for their daily lives |
Shintoism | religion that teaches the main purpose of existence is to lead a moral life |
shogun | the military leader who had the most political power and was chosen by the emperor |
shogun | The military leader who had the most political power and was chosen by the emperor was called a __________. |
Shotoko | the prince who developed a constitution to establish a strong system of government |
the Holy Spirit | From whom does the Bible say a Christian receives power to live a moral life? |
the use of brilliant colors or the use of everyday objects | What is one characteristic of Japanese art? |
Wang Xizhi | the Father of Calligraphy |
Yorimoto | the first shogun |
Taika Reform changes | civil service exams established government jobs went to qualified men new laws were established tax system was put into place clan chieftains no longer collected the taxes government officials collected taxes for the emporer |