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| the major land area of a continent |
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| a supreme, or grand, military commander |
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| a social system in which lords grant people land or other rewards in exchange for military service |
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was the founder and the first shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate of Japan. ...
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the most powerful feudal rulers from the 10th century to the early 19th century in Japan following the Shogun. ...
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a tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans
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| meaning "Way of the Warrior", is a Japanese code of conduct and a way of the samurai life |
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| the japanese leader who was regent for the empress Suiko |
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| what part of Japan is nearly tropical? |
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| the old Japanese name for their land is Nippon. Nippon means |
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| How did clan leaders keep Japan divided? |
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| they did not fear the government, which was too far away and weak to threaten them |
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| To unite Japan, Prince Shotoku had to shrink the power of the |
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| what factor helped the military to dominate society in feudal Japan? |
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| the existance of Samurai armies, who served their daimyo |
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| the Samurai followed the code of bushido. To whom did the samurai owe the greatest loyalty under the code? |
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| How did the fact that Japan based its first constitution on Buddhist principles help to unify Japan? |
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| the new constitution promoted honorable behavior and harmony |
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| what is the connection between Buddhism and Japans first constitution? |
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| the general principles, or rules, of the constitution were based in part on Buddhist thought. |
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| the first settlers of Japan probably came from |
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| Why would the average peasant have relied on his daimyo? |
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| Peasants could not have fought off attackers by themselves. |
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| How did Prince Shotoku come to rule Japan? |
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| He served as a regent for his Aunt |
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| Prince Shotoku started many changes that were continued by leaders that came after him. How did those changes affect the average Japanese family? |
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| Land was no longer handed down from father to son. |
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| the japanese spoke their own language but at first used chacters from |
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| what came to Japan from Korea in A.D. 552? |
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| how did Prince Shotoku most affect Japenese society? |
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| He introduced a system of ranks and duties like those in the Chinese court. |
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| When the Fujiwara family took power in Japan, rival clans set up private armies that were loyal to |
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| why did each daimyo need a small army of samurai |
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| to protect the peasants on their land. |
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| why did Minamoto Yoritomo change the role of the shogun? |
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| he planned to rule all of Japan in the name of the emperor |
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| Before A.D. 1500, constant warfare in Japan caused a decline in |
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| Why did Tokugawa Ieyasu order the daimyos to destroy their castles? |
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| he wanted to end violence without their castles the samurai would be far less likely to fight with each other. |
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| an example of how the warrior code has carried on into the 20th century |
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| List the classes in Japan's feudal society, in their order of power and influence. |
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Shogun daimyo samurai peasants |
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| why did the Taira and Minamoto clans raise their own private armies after the Fujiwara began to run the country? |
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| The emperor was a puppet under Fujiwara clas feard the Fugiwara family so they raised armies loyal to their clan |
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